Wednesday marks the final round of qualifying for the African Nations Cup. It will now take place in Equatorial Guinea between 17 January to 8 February next year as Morocco were officially removed as hosts due to their reluctance of hosting the tournament due to fear of the ebola epidemic. Six places are still up […]

In an exciting ending to the game, Germany beat Algeria 2-1 in extra time to book a place in the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. At the end of regulation time, the score finished 0-0. Both Germany and Algeria had plenty of chances to win the match, but goalkeepers Neuer and Rais were […]

Group G winners Germany take on Group H's runners-up Algeria in today's second Round of 16 match. Where to watch – The game kicks off at 4 PM EST/1 PM PST, and this is where the game can be watched in the USA – English language: ESPN and WatchESPN Spanish language: Univision, Univision Deportes Network and Univision online Portuguese […]

On paper, Germany should have enough quality in their squad to deal with Algeria no matter who starts, but the north African side has impressed in this World Cup, beating South Korea, drawing with Russia, and only narrowly losing to talented Belgium. Both teams have should have their first choice players available, which should set […]

Algeria advanced to the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in the nation's history with a 1-1 Group H draw against Russia. Fabio Capello's Russian side was highly touted entering the tournament but ultimately underwhelmed. By contrast, Algeria who failed to record a goal in all three group games in 2010 […]

Who will the USA play on Tuesday? Will it be Belgium or Algeria. A draw for Algeria may be enough to help them advance depending on what South Korea does against Belgium. If Algeria finishes second in the group, they'll play Germany on Monday. Where to watch – For viewers keen to catch this game […]

Twelve years after Korea defeated Spain in the 2002 World Cup, Korea produced perhaps their worst international defeat in a 4-2 loss to Algeria. Algeria took advantage of Korea Republic's toothless forwards and attacked Korea Republic without fear that they would be punished on the counter. This did no favors for Korea Republic's suspect back […]

Belgium, a trendy pick and considered a dark horse by many to make it far into the knockout stages, started out in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Algeria, seeking their first win at the World Cup Finals since 1982, came out in same formation. Although Belgium dominated possession during the first half, they could not get […]

We've already covered our Group Stage predictions for World Cup Groups A through D. And now we still have four more groups to cover in this predictions bonanza. Let’s not waste any more time shall we, and dive straight in. Group E: Switzerland, France, Ecuador & Honduras Switzerland, under German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, qualified for […]

After Algeria qualified for World Cup 2014 yesterday on the away goal rule, Algerians in their thousands took to the streets to celebrate. Sadly, 12 people died and 240 were injured as a result of the celebrations. According to the AP, "The statement from emergency services said five celebrating fans were killed when their van […]

The final game of the World Cup playoffs from the African continent will decide whether Algeria or Burkina Faso will play in next summer's World Cup. The first leg of this tie in Burkina Faso was one of the most exciting of the entire qualification campaign on any continent. Burkina Faso won 3-2 in a […]

After all the pain and suffering our National Team has gone through with bad starts, bad officiating and phantom calls for fouls, they finally got a goal that sends them to the Second Round of the World Cup and now they are sitting pretty waiting for Group D to produce an opponent. Four minutes of […]