Algeria: Major Absentees from the U17 World Cup Squad

Algeria will return to the U17 World Cup in Qatar from November 19 to December 13, 17 years after its last appearance. Coach Amine Ghimouz has named a squad without Mouhammed Valmy, Yanis Messaoudi, Bilal Daaou and Zinedine Zouai; no reasons were given for their omissions. Yacine Abed, Rayan Zidane, Walid Nechab and Ramy Benkhiat are among those selected. Algeria will compete in Group J alongside the United States, Chile and Montenegro.