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Algeria gets a graceful exit from World Cup

Jun 23rd

Algeria started the game with a fighting spirit and was unlucky not to get a goal in the first half of FIFA world cup in South Africa.

USA got a late chance in the second minute of the stoppage time when Donovan struck the goal.

Final score Algeria 0- USA 1. With this win USA and England advance to the round of 16.

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Algeria must beat Slovenia to reach second round: Zidane

Dec 24th

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French Algerian Zidane, who captained French soccer team in 2006

According to Zinedine Zidane, the Algerian national team could make the second round at next summer’s World Cup in South Africa but will have to go through Slovenia to make it possible.

“If they beat Slovenia, yes [they can progress]. After that it’s going to be England and then it could come down to the United States. There are lots of quality players. A World Cup transcends one player. In 2006, I was done at Real Madrid but I realized an enormous World Cup,” he explained while speaking to France Football.

Meanwhile, the former Real Madrid star was asked if he would be willing to offer a helping hand to the team if he was invited by their coach, Rabah Saadane, and his response was rather intriguing. More >

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Algerian soccer team gets FIFA points

Dec 16th

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PARIS – FIFA has awarded Wednesday Spain as the team of the year, with 15 victories in 16 games in 2009, while Algeria and Brazil have the highest increase over the previous year with a gain of 322 points each in the Fifa rankings.

This is the second consecutive year that Spain won this distinction. The only defeat of Spain in 2009 was in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup this summer against the United States. Spain tops FIFA’s latest rankings released in November.

Algeria, qualified for the World Cup 24 years after her last participation, achieves the rank of its history, winning 38 seats to climb to 26th place. Brazil, however, is in second place behind Spain.