The Algeria national football team relies on Ibrahim Maza in the FIFA World Cup 2026 after his impressive performance with Bayer Leverkusen and establishing himself as one of the most promising young talents in European football. Ibrahim Maza was born in Berlin in 2005 to his father Sufyan Maza, who is from the Algerian capital and immigrated to Germany in his youth. Ibrahim learned about Algerian culture through his father's stories and regular visits to Algeria. He joined the Foxes Reinickendorf club as a child and received his football training there before moving to Hertha Berlin at the age of 12. After two seasons in the German second division, Ibrahim joined Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2025 to get the chance to play in the Champions League. Ibrahim Maza chose to defend the colors of the Algerian national team despite having three nationalities: German, Algerian, and Vietnamese. Ibrahim Maza is considered one of the key players that the Algerian team relies on in the World Cup after his impressive performance with Bayer Leverkusen and establishing himself as one of the most promising young talents in European football. Ibrahim is characterized by his high ability to dribble and control the ball, in addition to his speed, good vision of the field, and fighting spirit. According to former Leverkusen coach Kaspar Hjulmand, Ibrahim Maza is a great player in every sense of the word. Ibrahim played 28 matches in the Bundesliga, scoring three goals and providing six assists. He participated in four matches in the German Cup, scoring two goals, in addition to 12 matches in the Champions League without being able to score. Ibrahim Maza is an international player with the Algerian national team after representing German youth teams from under 17 to under 20.