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- Algeria 0-1 Slovenia: European Side Take Command Of Group C
Slovenia will be very pleased to have secured victory and go top of Group C...
Slovenia defeated Algeria 1-0 in the World Cup 2010 to jump to the pinnacle of Group C with a crucial three points to their name after their first match. The North Africans were reduced to ten men in the second-half and were quickly made View more »- Koren fires Slovenia to victory
- Algeria goalkeeper Farouzi Chaouchi's error 11 minutes from time handed Slovenia a crucial 1-0 victory in their Group C match at Polokwane. Less than 24 hours after England's Robert Green had let Clint Dempsey's shot slip from his grasp in the 1-1 draw in the group's opening game, Chaouchi produced a similar howler. View more »
- Algeria team spirit strong - Saadane
- Algeria coach Rabah Saadane insists his decision to drop captain Yazid Mansouri from the team for Sunday's World Cup Group C encounter with Slovenia in Polokwane has not had an adverse impact on the team. Saadane made the decision on Thursday after revealing he did not think the 32-year-old former Coventry midfielder, View more »
- Kek undeterred by underdog tag
Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek was happy to play up his side's role as Group C underdogs ahead of their opening match against Algeria in Polokwane on Sunday.
Drawn alongside England and the United States, no-one has given the team any chance of progressing to the knockout stage. Slovenia, a country of only two million View more »- Saadane: Algeria team spirit strong
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane insists his decision to drop captain Yazid Mansouri from the team for Sunday's World Cup Group C encounter with Slovenia in Polokwane has not had an adverse impact on the team.
Saadane made the decision on Thursday after revealing he did not think Algeria's most experienced player at th View more »- World Cup Watch: The big name managers
Diego Maradona (Argentina)However Argentina perform, Diego Maradona will be a major story at this World Cup. The tournament is synonymous with the pint-sized Argentinean and he returns as manager of the national team. Appointed in 2008, presumably on his reputation alone because he had no managerial experience, the View more »- Fabio Capello will be wary of a Slovenian side who bear the hallmarks of his own great sides
- How well does Fabio Capello know Slovenia? Well, if the ambulance had got lost on the way to the hospital he might have been born on Slovenian soil. Capello is from the small town of San Canzian d'Isonzo in north eastern Italy, just six miles from the border with Slovenia. That's closer than the distance between Soho View more »
- Milivoje Novakovic: Slovenia star player at World Cup 2010
Emerging talent: largely unheard of Milivoje Novakovic will be a real threat to any defender in South Africa
Caps: 36Goals: 13World Cup appearances: NoneWorld Cup 2010 qualification: 12 appearances/5 goals
Club: Cologne, GermanyAge: 30Position: Striker
Slovenia's roll call of world-class players has traditionally View more »- Slovenia team at World Cup 2010
Slovenia reached the World Cup by upsetting Russia in the play-offs.They may find it difficult to cause a shock in South Africa.
Surprise: Slovenia beat Russia in the play-offs to qualify for the World Cup
Slovenia's World Cup record: 2002 1st rd.
How Slovenia qualified for World Cup 2010: European play-off winne View more »
