ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð ˈɛlˈeɪkwaɪp pˈʌblɪʃt ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, fˈɔːbɚt sˈɛd ðæt hiː wʌz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt baɪ ðɪ ældʒˈɪɹiən fˈʊtbɔːl fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌɛfˌeɪˈɛf ɐbˌaʊt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðə kˈʌntɹi dˈuː tə hɪz wˈaɪf bˌiːɪŋ ældʒˈɪɹiən.
In an interview with L'Équipe published on 24 December 2009, Faubert said that he was approached by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) about representing the country due to his wife being Algerian.