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Film buffs Algeria plan disaster scene

"I had never seen it before. It was very moving, and it was very moving to spend the time together. This is the kind of thing we need to do to feel together," 26-year-old midfielder Hassan Yebda told reporters.

Players gathered to watch the film on Wednesday night.

"When we were in Sudan we had an obsession to win and that is what enabled us to beat Egypt. Had we lost that match we would have been eliminated. The same goes for tomorrow. We must go on to the pitch with the same obsession to win."

Asked about Algeria's strategy for playing England and whether the team would simply defend, Algeria coach Rabah Saadane said: "I don't think we will play like North Korea against Brazil or Switzerland against Spain.

"We will play differently because we have different human components ... you have to develop a team on the basis of the characteristics of the people involved."

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