Algeria on historic run
By Associated Press in Curitiba, Brazil | China Daily | Updated: 2014-06-28 06:51
For Algeria, this has been a tournament of breaking new ground.
First, the squad 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 header was enough to gain his team a 1-1 draw against Russia and the single point it needed to place second behind Belgium in Group H.
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