The Algeria national football team has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after winning in the qualifiers, this achievement is the result of long work and great collective effort from the players, technical staff, and the Algerian Football Federation. FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent a special congratulatory message to the Algerian national team after their official qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. The Desert Warriors team achieved their seventh victory in the qualifiers on Thursday, reaching 22 points and ensuring their lead in Group G ahead of Mozambique and Uganda. Gianni Infantino said in a short video posted on his Instagram account: ONE TWO THREE, VIVA L'ALGERIE, adding: I congratulate the Algerian team on their qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, for the fifth time in their history. Infantino continued: The Algerian national anthem will resonate on the global stage in the World Cup, and your stars will shine as bright names in international football, your historic victory over South Korea in the 2014 Brazil World Cup, and your reaching the round of 16, remains an unforgettable moment, and today you are on the verge of a new chapter of glory in 2026. The FIFA president confirmed that Algeria's qualification is the result of long work and great collective effort from the players, technical staff, and the Algerian Football Federation. Adding that the Desert Warriors represent a source of pride for the African continent and the Arab world. He emphasized that Algeria's qualification for the upcoming World Cup finals will open a new page in their football history, after years of absence from the World Cup. So far, four teams have qualified out of nine direct seats for the African continent, all of which are Arab teams, namely Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Algeria, as well as the Jordanian team, which qualified as a representative of Arab football from the Asian zone qualifiers.