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Algerian journalist raises questions with vague accusations
Algerian journalist Hafid Draghi hinted at suspicions of rigging at the 2026 World Cup, but he did not make specific accusations against a specific team.
Press reports were proof of that The tournament’s new system of 48 teams and the promotion of the top teams to third place increased the complexity of the calculations and opened the door to controversy about the possibility of manipulation..
Draghi wrote on his Facebook microblog. “It seems that the simultaneous holding of the matches of the third round of the group stage has not prevented and will not prevent the emergence of controversial scenarios between many teams, so I will not say anything else.”
The Algerian journalist noted that Al-Khader’s position kept him away from controversies, as his fate was still in his hands before the last round of the group stage.
“The most beautiful thing is that in the World Cup your destiny is in your hands, not at the feet of others. The Algerian national team does not need to wait for the results of its competitors. A win or even a draw against Austria is enough to secure a place in the second round and with his efforts on the pitch to secure a place.”
The Algerian national team will meet the Austrian national team in the 3rd round of the 10th group tomorrow, Sunday morning, which is a crucial match for both sides, as they have 3 points on the goal difference of the European national team.
A win is enough for the Algerian national team to qualify for the second round behind runners-up Argentina, or a draw in the top three.
Notably, Algeria suffered one of the biggest conspiracies in World Cup history in 1982, when their next opponents, Austria, agreed with West Germany to forfeit the result of the Greens’ “Gijón Scandal” group stage exit.
