Algeria

Stephen Keshi Just over four months since the Africa Cup of Nations final, qualification for the next staging of the tournament gets under way this week.

Algeria Algeria stars Sofiane Feghouli and Saphir Taider headlined the nation's preliminary 30-man FIFA World Cup squad.

South Africa Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan when they bid to reach the 2015 tournament in Morocco.

Brazil Preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup stepped up a gear on Wednesday, with all 32 participating nations in friendly action.

Sofiane Feghouli Sofiane Feghouli is optimistic Algeria can defy the odds by advancing to the knockout stages at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Vahid Halilhodžić Coach Vahid Halilhodzic hailed his side for displaying "true Algerian football" in their final FIFA World Cup warm-up against Romania.

Nabil Bentaleb Nabil Bentaleb is ready to turn a dream into reality when he travels with Algeria to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Vahid Halilhodžić Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic made sure his players knew they would face tougher opposition following a 3-1 win over Armenia on Saturday.

Aleksey Kozlov Aleksei Kozlov has called for Russia to improve in front of goal ahead of their decisive Group H encounter with Algeria on Thursday.

Islam Slimani Islam Slimani insisted his Algeria team-mates will not be dwelling on their victory over South Korea as they aim to reach the next round.