Rafik Belghali
VER
RB
Possession Builder
Jun 7, 2002 (24)
Right
5'11"
161 lb
Difficult game in 2-0 loss
Belghali recorded four tackles (one won) and two clearances in Thursday's 2-0 loss versus Switzerland. He was injured and subbed out in the 82nd minute.
Analysis: Belghali had a difficult game defensively as Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0. He started all four games that Algeria played in the tournament and created five chances across these games. In this match, he created a strong chance for Riyad Mahrez, but his shot was blocked. For the second goal, a poor clearance gave Switzerland the shot they scored from. He only managed to win one of his four tackles in the match and conceded a foul.
Scores against Austria
Belghali scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Saturday's 3-3 draw versus Austria.
Analysis: Belghali scored the 1-1 equalizer just before halftime with his first goal in World Cup play. The right-back took the second-most shots for Algeria during the draw before subbing off in the 71st minute. He started in all three games in group stage and that was the first time he did not play the full 90.
Makes three tackles vs Argentina
Belghali registered one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Tuesday's 3-0 defeat to Argentina.
Analysis: Belghali made the second-most tackles and clearances on defense, but that wasn't enough to stop Lionel Messi and the current world champions. The right-back also won five duels. He had a quiet offensive effort, though, with only one chance created and one inaccurate cross.
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