Ammon News - Winger Anis Hadj Moussa scored on his home ground to give Algeria a surprise 1-0 away win over ​the Netherlands in their World Cup warm-up on Wednesday.

Hadj Moussa, ‌who plays for Dutch club Feyenoord, cut in off the right wing and struck a powerful shot into the far corner four minutes from time to hand the ​North Africans a morale-boosting win at De Kuip, where he plays ​his club football.

It was as much as Algeria deserved after ⁠a strong second-half performance, roared on by a large number of noisy ​travelling fans.

Hadj Moussa’s effort was his first international goal and spoilt the ​home team’s send-off before they depart for New York on Thursday.

"This is not what you want in your farewell match," Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk told Dutch NOS television.

"If ​you look at the game, we should have been at least 2–0 ​up. Hopefully, our sharpness will return quickly and we'll finish our chances properly from ‌now ⁠on. It's positive that most of the players got some playing time, but of course we don't play to lose," he said.

Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane, sporting a mask after facial injuries suffered in April, made several good stops ​throughout the game to ​alleviate concerns over ⁠the keeper’s position in the side, which has been the subject of speculation in recent months.

The Dutch will ​play Uzbekistan in a friendly in New York on ​Monday before ⁠moving on to their base in Kansas City. Their opening Group F game is against Japan in Dallas on June 14.

Algeria face World Cup holders Argentina ⁠in ​their opening game in Group J in Kansas ​City on June 16. Algeria take on Bolivia in Kansas City next Wednesday in their ​last warm-up game.

Reuters