ALGERIA SURVIVES SOUTH KOREAN THRILLER

With a 4-2 victory over South Korea on Sunday the Algerian national team gained 3 points and moved into second place in the Group H standings. Islam Slimani got things started for the “Desert Foxes” with the opening goal at 26′ and just two minutes later a strike from Académica de Coimbra central midfielder Rafik Halliche put the Algerians up two-nil. A 38th minute goal from Abdelmoumene Djabou off of a missed shot from Slimani put the Algerians, who lost a close one to Belgium in the opener up 3-0 at the half… but the South Koreans weren’t  done yet, and they started a comeback when Son Heung Min’s left-footed strike slid through the legs of the Algerian keeper. But the hope for late drama was ended when Yacine  Brahimi hit a game-sealing strike just out of the keeper’s reach for Algeria. The Algerian’s can advance with a win OR with a tie and winning the tiebreaker.