World Cup 2010 team news: Algeria v Slovenia

Venue Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, Sunday 12.30pm Referee C A Batres (Gua) Odds Algeria 13-5 Slovenia 5-4 Draw 23-10 TV BBC1 Radio BBC 5 Live Algeria Manager Rabah Saadane Fifa ranking 31 Doubtful Mansouri (ankle), Djebbour (leg), Yahia (ankle) Injured None Suspended Belhadj (one match), Chaouchi (first of two) Slovenia Manager Matjaz Kek Fifa ranking 33 Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Match pointers • Algeria are unbeaten in their two opening matches at World Cups, beating West Germany 2-1 in 1982 and drawing 1-1 with Northern Ireland in 1986 • Slovenia have never won a match at an international tournament (played six, lost four, drawn two) • Algeria are the only team to have ever won two group-stage matches at a World Cup and still failed to make it to the next round, doing so in 1982 • Milivoje Novakovic was involved in 10 of Slovenia's 19 goals in their qualifying group games (five goals, five assists) • Both Karim Ziani (41) and Nadir Belhadj (40) delivered more crosses during the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations than any other player at the tournament • Slovenia have won six of their last seven matches since losing to England in September