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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9PlxtZu0pc Armed with one of the least recognizable squads in the tournament and no realistic chance of taking the grand prize,  We last saw these charmers in 2010, when as a member of the "E.A.S.Y." quartet they scored as many goals as you did and took part in some sinisterly boring matches. Still, considering expectations they generally gave an okay account of themselves; the goalless draw that was a dreary hellscape for Englishmen was a cause for celebration for Algerians all over the world.  From an Algerian perspective a group with no definitive "giant" is a good thing, and if the Koreans and the Russians both have a good meltdown in them the knockout stage could have a surprise entrant. On the World Cup stage, the Algerians are famous for being the victim of the so-called "Anschluss" of 1982, where the West Germans and the Austrians essentially stood around a pitch for ninety minutes to guarantee their advancement at Algeria's expense. If Germany finishes top in group G and Algeria finishes second in group H, can revenge be on the cards?  NoIf you like anything about Egypt get the gently caress out. Manager: Vahid HALILHODŽIĆ  This morose globetrotting Bosnian was sacked right in advance of the Ivory Coast's 2010 campaign for bungling the African Cup of Nations (against Algeria, no less), and a lot of good it did them. (It didn't). With a 60% winning percentage, the ex-PSG manager and Knight of the Legion d'Honneur has done well with the Algerians. Goalkeeper: Raïs M'BOLHI  After a reasonable showing in the last World Cup for his country, the Bulgarian-based keeper earned a move to Russia, though he was shipped back to Bulgaria not too long after. This is a picture of him calling Jozy Altidore a bitch. Central defender: Madjid BOUGHERRA (C)  Rangers fan favourite, currently playing at an infinitely higher standard of football with Lekhwiya of the Qatar Stars League alongside Vladimir Weiss. Vladimir Weiss plays there? He's actually good. Right back: Djamel MESBAH  One of the finest players to ever don the shirt of AC Milan. Left back: Faouzi GHOULAM  Promising young Napoli fullback, one of the team's better players and its second best player with Ghoul in his name. Central midfielder: Nabil BENTALEB  Any player whose career was sculpted so much by the expert guidance of one Tim Sherwood can't be that good, but the 19-year-old Bentaleb (who has one cap to his name so far) may be something of an X-factor for the Algerians. Central midfielder: Hassan YEBDA  Injury-prone member of the weird Udinese-Granada axis and one of the more experienced players in the setup. I remember him being good for Portsmouth but maybe he was insanely terrible, it wouldn't surprise me. Right winger: Sofiane FEGHOULI As close to a star man as Algeria have and definitely the One To Watch™. Striker: Nabil GHILAS  Possibly the pick of the Algerian strikers, which is a pretty weak group. Still, Ghilas was recently signed by Porto, which inevitably means that he will be worth fifteen million pounds in two years. Striker: Islam SLIMANI  Might be better than Ghilas? Like I know how good Islam Slimani is, poo poo. Google Image search tells me he probably makes funnier faces.  All aboard the Algeria Bus IMO Fat Lowtax fucked around with this message at 21:10 on May 27, 2014 |
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Hashtag Nascar posted:gently caress Algeria, they're a beta country. Only got in the WC cause they got an easy group in the qualifiers. I'd like to see you beat Burkina Faso on away goals. B*tch
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Fooly Cooly 25 posted:I thought Algeria's nickname was the Fennec Foxes? I vaguely remember one of their Puma kits having the Fox on it.. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet ~
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Radical cleric claims Algeria will win the World Cup
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Today is our day and this is our year.
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 I like these guys 
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