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Bosnian coach of Algerian football squad Vahid Halilhozic on Monday selected 30 players to contest a place among the final 23-man squad ahead of the 2014 World Cup due in Brazil from June 12 to July 13.
The provisional list includes five players performing in British clubs, including for the first time Leicester forward Ryad Mahrez who claimed his place thanks to his exceptional performance this season while helping his English side to join the Premiere League.
The majority of the selected players perform in European leagues, including in Britain, France, Italy and Spain. The list includes only 5 local league based players.
Livorno's striker Ishak Belfodil was kept as a potential substitution to Porto's striker Nabil Ghilas who could be dropped out of the list due to injury.
Algeria will face Belgium, Russia and South Korea in Group H at the World Cup in Brazil, as Halilhozic is due to submit a final squad of 23 players by June 2 to FIFA.
Algeria provisional squad:
Goalkeepers: Azzedine Doukha (USM El-Harrach), Rais M'bolhi ( CSKA Sofia), Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger).
Defenders: Essaid Belkalem (Watford), Madjid Bougherra (Free), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca), Faouzi Ghoualm (Napoli), Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra), Nacereddine Khoualed (USM AlgIers), Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims), Carl Medjani (Valenciennes), Djamel Mesbah (Livorno), Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio)
Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham), Ryad Boudebouz (Bastia) , Yasine Brahimi (Granada), Adlene Guedioura (Crystal Palace), Amir Karaoui (Entente of Setif), Medhi Lacen (Getafe), Saphir Taider (Inter Milan), Hassan Yebda (Udinese)
Forwards: Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain), Rafik Djebbour ( Nottingham Forest), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia), Nabil Ghilas ( Porto), Foued Kadir (Rennes), Ryad Mahrez (Leicester), Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon), Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb).