Algeria: almost 3 years on, the complete record of Vladimir Petkovic

Africa 19 November 2025 at 04:32

Mahdi Zakaria LAZRI

News Editor

Taking over from Djamel Belmadi after a string of painful setbacks—eliminations in the group stage at the 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments, followed by the disastrous failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup—Vladimir Petkovic inherited an Algerian team in the midst of an identity crisis. Without shaking up the foundations, the experienced coach managed to stabilize a fragile squad while gradually integrating a new, still inconsistent generation. While the team’s style of play has yet to fully regain its former shine, the results speak for themselves: 20 matches, 15 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats, 52 goals scored and 19 conceded.

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Under his leadership, Algeria finished top of their group in both the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and for AFCON 2025. Petkovic hasn’t solved every problem, but he has restarted a machine that seemed to have come to a halt.

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