{"id":62517,"date":"2026-06-02T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=62517"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:06:00","slug":"algeria-football-squad-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=62517","title":{"rendered":"Algerian Football Pundit Praises Petkovi\u0107&#8217;s Squad Selection for World Cup Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian football pundit Moumen Ait Kaci has lauded the national team&#39;s squad selection for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, affirming that coach Vladimir Petkovi\u0107 has demonstrated his autonomy in choosing the lineup.<\/p>\n<h2>Algeria national football team World Cup qualifiers<\/h2>\n<p>In statements to Dzair-Tube, Ait Kaci expressed his perspective as a keen observer of Algerian football, describing the selected squad as exceptionally balanced across all three lines: defense, midfield, and attack. He emphasized that Petkovi\u0107&#39;s choices reflect a strategic vision aimed at achieving success in the upcoming crucial tournaments. The commentary suggests confidence in the coach&#39;s ability to lead the team effectively, highlighting the perceived harmony and strength within the chosen players. This positive assessment underscores a hopeful outlook for the Desert Foxes&#39; campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related topics:<\/strong> Algeria football, World Cup 2026 qualifiers, Vladimir Petkovi\u0107, Algerian national team, Moumen Ait Kaci, football analysis<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian football analyst Moumen Ait Kaci praises the national team&#8217;s squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, highlighting coach Petkovi\u0107&#8217;s selection&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}