photo by: Sylas May/Journal-World

Artist Stan Herd and a few Algeria supporters look at some special shirts Herd had made to support the team on June 17, 2026.

Before Algeria’s final group stage match of the World Cup on Saturday, its supporters in Lawrence are invited to rally around the flag – specifically, the giant Algerian flag earthwork created by artist Stan Herd.

The earthwork is behind the Lied Center on the University of Kansas campus, and Herd said there will be a celebration and group photo op on Friday evening. From 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, people are invited to wear Algeria’s colors of white, green or red and pose with the flag earthwork; a drone photo will be taken at 5:45 p.m.

“We want the whole city on site Friday,” Herd told the Journal-World via email.

Algeria, whose base camp is in Lawrence, is just coming off of a win against Jordan, its first win at a World Cup since 2014. The Associated Press reported that the team can finish second in Group J — and clinch a spot in the knockout round — with a win on Saturday against Austria.

photo by: Sylas May/Journal-World

An Algeria supporter poses in front of an earthwork depicting the Algerian flag on June 17, 2026, on the University of Kansas campus.

photo by: Sylas May/Journal-World

An earthwork depicting the Algerian flag is pictured on June 17, 2026, on the University of Kansas campus.