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World Cup 2022: Missing Qatar is a 'trauma', says Algeria's Adlene Guedioura

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Adlene Guedioura made his senior debut for Algeria in 2010 and has won 62 caps for his country

Algeria international Adlene Guedioura says the mental and emotional struggle he went through after missing out on qualification for this year's World Cup will always be a "trauma" in his head.

The 36-year-old plays for Qatari club Al-Duhail but will only be a spectator at the tournament after the Desert Foxes lost a two-legged play-off against Cameroon on away goals back in March.

The North Africans had sought a replay amid complaints about refereeing decisions and Guedioura says their defeat - and the manner of it - hit him hard.

"I went back to Paris with my family. It took me three weeks to a month to try to go out because Paris is full of Algerians and people come to you to tell you: 'What's happened, how and why">