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USA vs Algeria: World Cup 2010 Live Twitter Coverage

by Jordan Yerman | June 22, 2010 at 02:24 pm

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United States (USA) vs Algeria (ALG): World Cup 2010 Group C Deciding Match

Team USA faces Algeria on June 23 at 4pm local time (2pm GMT, 11am EDT, 7am PDT) at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. We will be providing live Twitter coverage via SCAN- just click on the widget below to see a full detail page as the fate of Group C is decided.

World Cup 2010 Feature Coverage

The USA can buck its national stereotype and advance to the round of 16 by defeating Algeria. The Fennecs have yet to score since the finals began, and must win huge while England loses, or it's back to North Africa.

Team USA looked good against Slovenia, at least until an extremely sketchy call by the now-universally-reviled referee Koman Coulibaly denied the Yanks the win. Meanwhile, the Fennecs outplayed England to a 0-0 draw, which ultimately did them no favors going into crunch time.

Players to watch
Jozy Altidore versus Rais M’Bolhi

Whatever happens against the Stars and Stripes, Saadane will at least be able to take satisfaction from having unearthed a capable goalkeeper at this FIFA World Cup. Rais M’Bolhi, brought in ahead of Algeria’s second match for his debut in the tournament, was impressive against England, defending his line in commanding fashion.

The young keeper is sure to be kept busy by a sprightly USA attack led by Altidore. Desperate to open his account at South Africa 2010, the American appears on the verge of rediscovering the excellent form he demonstrated at last year’s FIFA Confederations Cup, during which he scored the opening goal of his country’s surprise victory over European champions Spain.