 He started in Algeria's first game against Malawi, a 3–0 loss, but was subbed off in the 63rd minute by Abdelmalek Ziaya.He started the second game against Mali, a 1–0 win, on the bench and came on in the 80th minute for Abdelkader Ghezzal.After the world cup 2010, he clearly announced through the Tunisian TV channel "Nessma", that he was done with his international career.