The Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Algeria and Tunisia, having achieved three Africa Cup of Nations and two Arab Cups between the two countries.

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Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry

Tunisia–Algeria match in the 2013 African Cup of Nations
Other names	Maghreb derby
Location	Africa (CAF)
Teams	Algeria  Tunisia
First meeting	Tunisia 0–0 Algeria Friendly (15 December 1963)
Latest meeting	Tunisia 0–2 Algeria 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final (18 December 2021)
Statistics
Meetings total	48
Most wins	Algeria (18)
Most player appearances	Lakhdar Belloumi (10)
Top scorer	Djamel Menad (5)
All-time series	Algeria: 18 Draw: 15 Tunisia: 15
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The two nations have played 48 games against each other; Algeria leads in wins with 18 to Tunisia's 15, with the two sides drawing 15 times.^[1] The first unofficial match took place on 1 June 1957, in a friendly match between Tunisia and the FLN football team, when Algeria was a French colony. After the independence of Algeria, the first official match took place on 15 December 1963, in a friendly match at the Stade Chedly Zouiten in Tunisia.

The last defeat of Algeria against their neighbours dated back to 20 January 2017, during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted by Gabon.

The first unofficial match took place on 1 June 1957, in a friendly match between Tunisia and the FLN football team, when Algeria was a French colony. It was at this time that the matches were the most regular. Indeed, the two teams met eight times, between June 1957 and October 1959, with eight victories for the Algerians.

After the independence of Algeria, the first official match took place on 15 December 1963, in a friendly match at the Stade Chedly Zouiten in Tunisia. The two teams met three times in the qualifying phase of the World Cup in 1970, 1978 and 1986.

Algeria and Tunisia played three times in official competitions: twice in the Africa Cup of Nations, in 2013 and 2017, which Tunisia won both times, and once in the Arab Cup in 2021, which Algeria won after beating Tunisia in the final.^[2]