 One of those players was Ben Tifour himself, who had played for the French national team on four occasions including one appearance at the 1954 World Cup.Born in Hussein-Dey.In the summer of 1948, he moved to Europe to play for French first division club OGC Nice, making his debut in a 1–1 draw with Red Star Paris and by the time Ben Tifour played at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland in a 3–2 win over Mexico; he had already won two league titles and a French Cup with OGC Nice.