18 wins and 6 draws: here is the new unbeaten record of an African team, jointly held by Algeria by winning yesterday against Botswana (5-0) in order to quietly complete the CAN 2021 qualifiers ( postponed between January 15 and February 28, 2022 due to the health situation) in first place in its group H, ahead of Zimbabwe.
The performance of Djamel Belmadi's men allows them to equal Egypt in this unbeaten ranking, which also established this record of 24 games without defeat in the 2000s.
Information unveiled by the Algerian press could however call into question this statistic.
Côte d'Ivoire could claim to hold the current record with 26 games unbeaten.
This series was carried out over three years between November 2010 and the defeat of the Elephants in the quarterfinals of the CAN 2013, lost against Nigeria.
However, we should not take into account the regulation time when the Ivorian selection lost on penalties, in the final of the 2012 African Cup against Zambia coached by Hervé Renard at that time.
Spain and Brazil hold the world record
To put an end to any controversy, Algeria could continue its unbeaten streak for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers where Riyad Mahrez's teammates will soon face Burkina Faso, Niger and Djibouti in Group A. An accessible group for the Fennecs who can now aim higher.
After having broken the continental record, heading for Brazil and Spain who hold the series of 35 games without defeat on a world scale.
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