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Islam Slimani’s heads Algeria to their first ever Round of 16

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For the Algeria squad, this has been a tournament of breaking new ground. First, Algeria won its first World Cup match since 1982 – a 4-2 victory over South Korea, and then on Thursday it qualified for the knockout stages for the first time. Islam Slimani’s 60th -minute headed equaliser was enough to gain his …

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2014 FIFA World Cup: Algeria close to 2nd round after Korea feast

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Porto Alegre, Brazil: Algeria moved them tantalisingly close to a first ever appearance in the knock-out rounds after dishing out a 4-2 defeat to South Korea in Porto Alegre on Sunday. It was the North Africans` first World Cup victory since their famous 1982 success against West Germany and was the first time an African …

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