draw with Russia, helping the nation qualify for the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the first time ever after failing to do so previously in 1982, 1986 and 2010. In the round of 16 match against Germany, Slimani had a headed goal disallowed in the first half for offside, while later on, his powerful shot at goal was saved by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Algeria eventually lost 2–1 after extra time, but were praised for an excellent campaign throughout the tournament. In Algeria's opening match of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Slimani scored the final goal in a 3–1 victory over South Africa. Slimani was part of the Algeria team that won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring one goal in the tournament against Tanzania in the group stage. On 2 September 2021, Slimani scored four goals in an 8–0 thrashing of Djibouti in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 8 October 2021, he scored a brace in a 6–1 heavy victory over Niger in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match to become the Algeria's all-time top scorer with 38 goals surpassing Abdelhafid Tasfaout who held the record with 36 goals for 19 years since 2002. Career statistics Club International Honours Sporting CP Taça de Portugal: 2014–15 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015 Algeria Africa Cup of Nations: 2019 Individual Algerian Footballer of the Year: 2013 CAF Team of the Year: 2016 (as a substitute) Taça de Portugal Final Man of the Match: 2015 SJPF Player of the Month: December 2015 Leões/Lions Awards 2016: Player of the Season Primeira Liga's Forward of the Month: February 2022 References External links 1988 births Living people Algerian people of Belgian descent Footballers from Algiers Algerian footballers Association football forwards JSM Chéraga players CR Belouizdad players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers Leicester City F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers AS Monaco FC players Olympique Lyonnais players Stade Brestois 29 players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian Ligue 2 players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Premier League players Süper Lig players Ligue 1 players Algeria A' international footballers Algeria international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople