The Algerian team hopes to spring a surprise in South Africa, despite the difficulty of their group, and get past the second round of the championship, which would be a milestone in the country's football history Maghreb.
The only selection present in the African showpiece measured in Group "C" to those in England, USA and Slovenia.
The team, known as the "Desert Fox" ("fennecs") returns to the World Cup after 24 years of absence (Mexico 1986).
Maghreb part selection with the advantage of not being required to meet high expectations following the overwhelming national enthusiasm which led to the Algerians the World Cup qualifier in the ditch after leaving Egypt, its ancient rival. "Algeria will not be content only to participate and try to get as far as possible in the competition," said Madjid Bougherra, the Algerian side solid Glasgow Rangers on which currently has its eyes Liverpool and one of the idols Maghreb hobby.
Sadan coach, has compiled a pre-selection of 25 players, almost all from French league teams, English, Italian, German or English.
for preparing at altitude, the coach opted for a two week stay in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana.
Sadan's main concern is to find a replacement for one of the main organizers of the selection board, Mourad Meghni (Lazio, Italy) whose low for the World Cup final through injury was confirmed in late May.
South Africa will make their third World Cup in Algeria after those of Spain in 1982 and Mexico in 1986.
In the English world "greens" were twelfth after winning against all odds, Germany and Chile, but were out of round after a controversial match between the Germans and Austria, who are accused of rig the result to qualify both the detriment of the Algerians.
In Mexico, the participation was not as good and resulted in two defeats against Spain and Brazil and a draw against Ireland, which left them in the position 22 of the final classification.
The selection of Slovenia was one of the biggest surprises of the European qualifying for the World Cup this year.
The selection of the country, barely two million was imposed on Poland and the Czech Republic and Russia in the playoffs to get for the second time in its history, qualifying for the World Cup.
"We will be the winners of the Group. Remain in England, then the United States and Algeria. England is a selection of stars and an 'ego' role. They can not be together one and a half without quarrel among themselves" , predicted Zlatko Zahovic, former Valencia player and one of the great stars of football history in Slovenia.
Slovenia played for the first time after independence from the former Yugoslavia (in 1991) world championship in 2002, which was played in Japan and South Korea.
After the selection made little success, until the appointment as coach Matjaz Kek, in January 2007.
technical Ex Maribor and the U-15 and U-16, Kek is known for motivating players know only by his skills as a coach, but that's what seemed to need to qualify for Slovenes the World Cup.
Among the Slovenian players, stand Milivoje Novakovic, the German Colony, top scorer in qualifying with five goals, and Samir Handanovic, Italian Udinese goalkeeper.
The other star of the small Alpine country, Novakovic, nicknamed "Super Nova", was named Player of Slovenia, 2009.
Both teams will meet for the first time in this world.
On stage ....
Peter Mokaba The new stadium was built beside the old man in Polokwane, Limpopo province. Located approximately 5 miles from downtown, now has a capacity of 41,733 spectators.
Named after one of the sons of the fight for the emancipation of South Africa against the apartheid regime, the stadium has a historical importance for the country. Peter Mokaba born in Polokwane and was renowned for his fighting spirit and leadership.
The shape of this mass of concrete was inspired by a local icon, the Baobab tree with a steel frame that holds the flat roof at each corner, supported also by other structures for vertical movement through ramp as well as the location of the different service areas.
As a note of color, it is worth mentioning that Didier Drogba made his international debut for Ivory Coast in a match of the African Nations Cup at the old stadium Peter Mokaba. South Africa, however, won that day 2-1.
En el otro partido Alemania se presenta en Sudáfrica como un equipo que mezcla juventud y veteranía, a pesar de las lesiones, el cuarto título está presente en la mente de Joachim Low.
Löw prescindió voluntariamente de algunos veteranos por razones tácticas -tal fue el caso de Torsten Frings- y de otros por su bajo rendimiento, como ocurrió con Christoph Metzelder o Thomas Hitzlperger.
A esos descartes se agregó la baja del capitán y estrella Michael Ballack, lo que ya forzó el relevo generacional casi absoluto.
La selección actual avanza marcada por jugadores which are about 25 years, as the new captain or leader Philipp Lahm in midfield, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and reinforced by younger elements.
In the group of young people, the most prominent of them is Mesut Özil. Many come from the under-21 that won the European title. And the old guard is practically only Miroslav Klose, scorer away in efficiency that was top scorer in Germany 2006.
"Ultimately, the goal is the title," Loew recognized that normally cultivated the philosophy of thinking "game by game." Germany during the past two years has had much to do with the typical selection which garnered titles in the seventies and nineties.
The leader of the defense is Per Mertesacker, who has gained años.Tras security with Westermann's injury, the ideal companion because it disputed Mertesacker Sedar Tasci, Holger Badstuber and Arne Friedrich.
One side is not disputed is Philipp Lahm, although the debate about the band that deal seems to cease. You want to play on the right, as he does at Bayern, but the selection is normally left side and on the other side usually Jerome Boateng play.
If Löw Lahm gave the desire that Boateng would probably come out of the starting lineup and candidates to the left would Badstuber-who has occupied that position at Bayern, and Marcell Jansen.
As goalkeeper following the injury Adler has been named Manuel Neuer.
The selection of Australia, one of the pleasant surprises of the 2006 World Cup, will attempt four years later in South Africa confirmed the good feelings and then offered to do so, relies on a block and a similar style, although This time the orders Pim Verbeek.
Australia, South Africa to date has participated in two finals of World Cup and, interestingly, both were held in Germany: 1974 and 2006.
Of course, unlike his previous World Cup appearances, to reach African quoted without tie-breaker and for the first time using a direct classification of the group. This because the "Socceroos" premiered way.
He got under the coaching of Dutchman Verbeek, who is the obligation to at least match the good record World Cup achieved by his compatriot Guus Hiddink, who planted in Australia in the knockout stages of Alemania'06, losing to Italy on a penalty in the last minute and after a match where tutearon the then world champions.
Indeed, Verbeek was assistant to Hiddink in South Korean team that reached the semifinals of the World in 2002 and, later, under the suggestion of his mentor, was aupado the technical direction of Australia.
But Verbeek's work with the Australian national team has an expiration date, is sure to leave office after South Africa 2010 as well the announced months ago technique.
the appointment of German in 2006, the combined ocean repeated ten players: meta Mark Schwarzer, Scott Chipperfield defenders Lucas Neill and Craig Moore, midfielders Tim Cahill, Jason Culina, Brett Emerton and Vince Grella, and forwards Harry Kewell and Josh Kennedy.
They practically fixed in the starting initial Pim Verbeek, giving the Australian team rapport and experience to attempt at least to overcome a tough first phase in which are embedded in a group certainly difficult for their interest: Germany, Serbia and Ghana.
In Germany has conquered the world twice to Australia by a landslide.
The selection of Serbia, Radomir Antic's experienced technical front, it will be a worthy rival in South Africa, with Nemanja Vidic and Branislav Ivanovic as stars of a solid, well-knit team.
Serbia appears under that name in world football championship, after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia and fragmentation in several states that have given rise to new teams.
So far, his players acted nine times in World Cup but they played for teams from states that do not exist now: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the latter consisting of Serbia and Montenegro disappeared in 2006, following the Montenegrin independence.
The key to their success is their coach Radomir Antic, 61, an expert who trained in his varied career including Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bOviedo, Zaragoza, Celta.
Although his football career was defense, as coach Antic prefer the attack style of play, with which he has won great sympathy Serbian fans.
The main stars of the Serbian team are defenders Nemanja Vidic, Manchester United, and Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea.
Ghana arrives in South Africa without the principal of his "black stars", popularly known as selection, after his great respect, Michael Essien, could not recover from the knee injury that set him apart from the dispute in the latest edition of the African Nations Cup.
Led by Essien and the new generation of Ghanaian players, achieved a milestone selection who could not enjoy the country and myths Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah, play two qualifying for a World Cup finals.
The first discoursed on German soil in 2006, when Ghana scored his first goal in World Cup at 68 seconds off the Czech Republic, with the youngest team in the tournament, reaching the crossing and then losing to Brazil .
However, the feelings left in Germany were good, when against all odds, defeated and left out in the first phase the United States (2-1) and Czech Republic (2-0).
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defeats by Italy (2-0) and to Brazil (3-0) showed that there was still a step to take to stand up to the major teams and South Africa will be a good place to prove it.
Ghana is a young team that is constantly fed back to the players in the lower categories and whose last great achievement was to reach the final of the African Nations Cup in Angola, where they lost to the tanned Egypt .
Ghana qualified for South Africa with a purely offensive game and making the search of his trademark goal, always with the tactical rigor as a backdrop, but Rajevac used to be as practical as "resultadista" in the African Nations Cup, when he lost Essien and a group of beardless.
With a mix of experience and youth, the weight of the selection will rest with men who already were in Germany, as defender John Pantsil (Fulham), striker Sulley Muntari (Inter) and midfielder Stephen Appiah (Bologna .)
However, they also have responsibility for a player like Asamoah Gyan, who in the African Nations Cup proved to have a great eye for goal and can become an important reference point in South Africa.
In their only match in the world, the Serbs were imposed on Ghanaians.
On stage ....
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, located in the heart of Pretoria, is currently near capacity of 43,000 seats. It is one of the oldest stadiums in the country. The place where now stands was used for the first time for the sport in 1903, and there they built the first concrete structure that could accommodate 2,000 spectators in 1923.
has undergone periodic renovations since 1948 so you need a few tweaks to his set-up ahead of World Cup FIFA 2010.
was named after Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, who is credited with the introduction of organized sport in Pretoria. It has been used to host numerous sporting events, among which are the Rugby World Cup 1995 and African Nations Cup 1996. He was also one of the venues for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and today is home to the club Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United.
The stadium, often called simply Loftus, has witnessed numerous international meetings. South Africa achieved their first victory here over a European rival to defeat Sweden 1-0.
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