Nabil Bentaleb makes Algeria World Cup squad

Tottenham Hotspur youngster Nabil Bentaleb has retained his place in Algeria's 23-man World Cup squad.

The 19-year-old was included in Vahid Halilhodzic's original 30-man selection, but reports had suggested that he may be one of the seven players to be axed.

However, he was kept on, but there was no room for Crystal Palace's Adlene Guedioura.

Algeria's 2014 World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Rais M'bolhi (CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria), Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger).

Defenders: Essaid Belkalem (Watford, England on loan from Granada, Spain), Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwiya Club, Qatar), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca, Spain), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli, Italy), Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra, Portugal), Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims, France), Carl Medjani (Valenciennes, France), Djamel Mesbah (Livorno, Italy), Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio, France)

Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham, England), Yacine Brahimi (Granada, Spain), Medhi Lacen (Getafe, Spain), Saphir Taider (Inter Milan, Italy), Hassan Yebda (Udinese, Italy)

Strikers: Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain, Tunisia), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Spain), Nabil Ghilas (Porto, Portugal), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, England), Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal), Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia)