Group C
Ageria vs. Slovenia
US, Slovenia and Algeria are set to battle for 2nd positin in Group C behind favourites England. Slovenia has been strong defensively in the qualifying stage and Algeria is probably the underdog in this group but their quarterfinal win against the Ivory Coast in the quarterfinal of the African Nations Cup in January proves that they are no walk over.

Algeria
Algeria won their qualification group C in the third round of the African World Cup qualifier. It didn’t come without a struggle however as they finished level with Egypt on 13 points and exactly the same goal difference. This meant one knock out game to settle the score and Algeria came out on top, beating Egypt 1-0. However this was revenged at the African Nations Cup, where Egypt beat Algeria 4-0 in the semi-finals and Algeria is not regarded amongst the best African nations.
The Algerian style of play is positive forward going football, combined with a sound tactical understanding and approach. They are able to adjust their game to the opponents and I reckon that they will come out a little hesitant and wait for just the right opportunity to turn the ball around and bring a lot of players on the opponents half.
Their squad is not filled with well known star players but rising star Ryad BOUDEBOUZ could be the upcoming player to watch. Positioned as offensive midfielder, he is technically stroung with the ball and has a set of well developed football skills, gained from his past where he has played on numerous French youth teams before deciding to play for Algeria. He plays for Sochaux in the French league and much is expected from him if Algeria is to progress from the group stage.
Their 2 recent friendly matches has resulted in a loss to Serbia 0-3 and a loss to Ireland 0-3


Slovenia
Slovenia was not considered amongst the favourites to progress from their World Cup qualifying group. Instead the focus was on Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic to qualify. At the end Slovenia finished 2nd behind Slovakia which meant to knock out games against Russia and with an impressive 2-1 win in Russia they sealed their quest for South Africa.
Slovenia has a more defensive approach than Algeria but player for player they have the better team. The big leader is midfielder Robert Koren, which plays for West Bromwich Albion in England. Besides him players like Milivoje Novakovic from FC Cologne is the teams leading scorer with 14 goals in 37 matches and was a major factor in the qualifying stage. The Slovenian squad is like to Algerian not packed with well known names but they have a solid foundation build on teamwork and hard work. In central defence they have Bostan Cesar and Bojan Jokic which knows each other very well from playing together in Chievo so they take a lot of experience with them.
Slovenia beat Qatar 4-1 in a friendly match

Conclusion
An open match between two teams that honestly didn’t expect to be here. This being said though they will fight to the end to prove their justification at this World Cup. I favour Slovenia in this match as they have just a sledge edge in talent and tactical understanding.