Algeria outclassed Liberia this Sunday in the CAN 2026 qualifiers (5-1). A highly symbolic success.
Already qualified for the next African Cup of Nations, Algeria concluded its qualifying campaign undefeated and with a fifth victory in six outings, this Sunday in Tizi Ouzou, at the expense of Liberia. Thanks to Mandi (20e), Mahrez (29e), Bounedjah (64e), Gouiri (74e) and Amoura (90e+5), the Greens won largely (5-1) after the opponent's opening score signed by Dweh (6e).
If the scope of this great success is limited in view of the course of the Algerians in these continental qualifications, in symbolism, this result is anything but anecdotal. And we needed an English source, home of football, bookmakers and statistics of all kinds to remind us of this.
From Argentina to Algeria
By dominating Liberia in this way, Vladimir Petkovic's men inherited the crown previously worn by the Lone Stars. Neither more nor less than a brand of unofficial world champions who pass from one selection to another on the model of boxing and belts rewarding the bosses of the different categories.
In this game, in fact, world champion Argentina ceded its crown to Uruguay in November 2023; the Céleste lost it to the Ivory Coast in March 2024; then the Elephants lost against Sierra Leone last October – Sierra Leone which subsequently suffered the law of Liberia. Until this day…
