Luca Zidane opted to represent Algeria, the country of his grandfather's birth, and kept a cleansheet in a 3-0 win over Sudan.

Captain Riyad Mahrez scored in each half as 2019 champions Algeria eased to a 3-0 win over 10-man Sudan in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday.

The 53-year-old is the favourite to take over the France job from Didier Deschamps when the 2018 World Cup-winning coach steps down after the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Luca Zidane switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria last month, after representing Les Bleus at youth levels.

Zinedine Zidane, widely tipped in France to take over as national coach after the 2026 World Cup, said the job would be "a dream" and that he was "looking forward" to taking it.

Although called the 'Beautiful game', football often has seen ugly scenes

French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet came under fire on Monday as he was forced to apologise for what he dubbed his own "clumsy remarks" about Zinedine Zidane's potential interest in coaching the France national team.

As a matter of fact, the FIFA World Cup has witnessed its fair share of controversial moments. Here we look at five controversial moments that took place in the tournament's history.

French champions Paris Saint-Germain are near to reaching an agreement for Zinedine Zidane to replace Mauricio Pochettino as coach, French media reported on Friday.

The five metre (16 feet) high bronze showing Zinedine Zidane in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013