"A friendly France-Algeria match in the near future", the project of the presidents of the two federations

"There will certainly be in the future, we will say close, a France-Algeria," said the president of the Algerian Federation, Kheïreddine Zetchi, after the victory of the "Fennecs" against Colombia (3-0), Tuesday in Lille. "We had a very good discussion with the president (of the French Federation) Noel Le Graet. We will continue to do so to agree on a next game in the year or year and a half that will follow, "he added, on the sidelines of the first match of the Algerian selection organized on French soil since 2008. .

"This match will be in Algeria," Algerian coach Djamel Belmadi said Tuesday. "Playing against the best, the world champion, must be something that everyone wants to see. I know that in Algeria, everything will be fine. I hope we will, by then, deliver some (new) stadiums.

"No decision taken" yet

The two presidents of federations met Monday in Paris to speak about the project of friendly match between the two selections in autumn 2020 in Algeria, but "no decision has been made," they announced Monday. They planned to discuss "this perspective" during a Christmas visit Le Graet in Algeria "during the first quarter of 2020", they said in a joint statement.

Highly symbolic because of the history common to both countries, the only meeting France-Algeria took place in October 2001. The match was interrupted after the invasion of the field by Algerian fans while the score was 4-1 for France. "It is time to make this match" in Algeria, had declared in September Le Graet, fervent supporter of such a meeting between the two nations, while evoking "affairs of security" and a necessary consultation with the Elysee on this subject.