Getting into the group stage of the championship in Brazil has already become a worthy result for Algerian footballers. Therefore, the main task of this African team at the tournament was to show decent quality football.
At the World Cup in Brazil, the national team of Algeria got into group N. The rivals of the Africans were two European teams - Russia and Belgium, as well as the team of South Korea.
The Algerians played their first match at the group stage with the team of Belgium. The first half of the match ended with a minimal advantage of the Algerians (1 - 0). However, African footballers were unable to maintain the advantage. They lost to the Belgians 1 - 2.
In the second match of the group stage, Algeria showed their best performance in the tournament. Already in the first half, three unanswered goals hit the gates of the South Korean players. In the second half of the meeting, the Africans scored another goal, conceding only two. The result of the meeting was the effective victory of Algeria 4 - 2.
In order to advance from the group to the 2014 World Cup playoffs, the players of Algeria had to not lose to the Russian national team. The Africans have achieved this result. A 1-1 score took Algeria from second place in Group H to the playoffs.
In the 1/8 finals, the players of Algeria had to play with the future champions of the championship - the German team. 90 minutes of the meeting passed with the advantage of the Germans, but the audience did not see the goals. Only in overtime Germany was able to push the Algerian national team (2 - 1).
Entering the playoffs for the Algerian footballers was a real triumph. The team was among the 16 strongest in the tournament. Algeria's players were the second African team in the 2014 World Cup to make it this far (Nigeria was another African in the playoffs). Many spectators of the world championship will remember the dedication of the Algerian footballers and their desire to win.
