Both England and Algeria will be hoping to correct last week's mistakes when they meet at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. The Three Lions looked to be off to a great start when Sir Steven of Gerrard slid home a beautifully placed shot in the 4th minute of England's opener against the United States. However, despite a few more promising opportunities, Clint Dempsey was able to cause English keeper Robert Green to fumble the ball and allow the Americans to equalize. The score would remain 1-1, sending Fabio Capello back to the drawing board to ensure a good berth in the knockout stages.
Algeria were defeated 1-0 by a tough Slovenian side, although they had a few good chances. It took the Slovenians until the 79' to get the go-ahead goal and Algerian manager Rabah Saadane was unable to find an appropriate response.
Group C: England - Algeria
Date: 18 June, 2010 - 20:30 CET
Stadium: Green Point Stadium - Cape Town
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
England:
Keeper: Robert Green
Defenders: Glen Johnson, John Terry, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole
Midfielders: Aaron Lennon, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, James Milner
Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey
Manager: Fabio Capello
Injured: Ledley King
Booked:
Algeria:
Goalkeeper: Fawzi Chaouchi
Defenders: Nadir Belhadj, Rafik Halliche, Anther Yahia, Madjig Bougherra
Midfielders: Karim Matmour, Mehdi Lacen, Karim Ziani, Hassan Yebda
Forwards: Foued Kadir, Rafik Djebbour
Manager: Rabah Saadane
Injured: -
Booked: Abdelkader Ghezzal
Conditions in Cape Town will be mostly sunny with temperatures around 14 degrees. Fellow Group C teams United States and Slovenia will finish their match 2.5 hours before kickoff and this could affect both managers' strategies. Uzbekistani referee Ravshan Irmatov oversaw the England - United States match and his team will judge proceedings in Cape Town as well.
Last meeting: These teams have not previously met.
Wins England: 0
Wins Algeria: 0
Draws: 0
Algeria qualified for the World Cup in a playoff with Egypt and thus far have not looked to be up to the task of making it past the group stage. Fabio Capello has a very talented group at his disposal and the Three Lions will not miss this opportunity for 3 points.
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