Belhadj: “With a victory over Slovenia, we will secure a berth in World cup second round”

The seasoned defender of the Algerian national football squad, Nadir Belhadj, has said in an iexclusive nterview with “Echorouk” that a win over Slovenia will most probably allow the Greens to secure a berth in the second round of the World cup tournament in South Africa.

• Belhadj indicated that the players of the Algeria squad were ready physically and psychologically to grapple with the competition starting from June 13th with on schedule a decisive fixture versus Slovenia before taking on England and then the United States of America.
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• He also underlined that the recent 3-0 setback versus Ireland in a friendly in Dublin, should be forgotten stressing that national team coach Rabah Saâdane was putting the final touches before the Greens’ trip to South Africa next Sunday.
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• Nadir Belhadj said that the first world cup match against Slovenia should be taken very seriously as a possible win by the Greens of Algeria in this fixture would greatly boost their chances to clinch the qualifying ticket for the second round of the competition.
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• A worthy victory over Slovenia will further motivate the Greens to face up to the tough challenge versus their two other opponents in the group stages, he added.