Although he represented the French national team in a previous match, Houssem Aouar, the Lyon midfielder, retracted his choice and decided to play for the Algerian national team.
Aouar, 24, played for the French national team in a friendly match once morest the Ukrainian national team in 2020, which allows him to change his nationality according to FIFA law.
Houssem Aouar is a player of Algerian origin, born and raised in the French city of Lyon, and has been playing in the first team for its club since 2017.