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| Algeria celebrates World Cup success | Algeria celebrates World Cup success |
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| Tens of thousands of fans took part in celebrations across Algeria after their team qualified for the knock-out phase of the World Cup for the first time. | Tens of thousands of fans took part in celebrations across Algeria after their team qualified for the knock-out phase of the World Cup for the first time. |
| Algeria secured qualification in Brazil with a 1-1 draw against Russia, who were eliminated from the competition. | Algeria secured qualification in Brazil with a 1-1 draw against Russia, who were eliminated from the competition. |
| Fireworks lit up the night sky of the capital, Algiers, as crowds danced and waved flags and car horns blared. | Fireworks lit up the night sky of the capital, Algiers, as crowds danced and waved flags and car horns blared. |
| A BBC reporter says the partying went on until dawn, with whole families taking part in the football euphoria. | A BBC reporter says the partying went on until dawn, with whole families taking part in the football euphoria. |
| Convoys of cars with honking horns drove through Algiers and many streets were transformed into dance floors, the BBC's Mohamed Areski Himeur reports from the city. | Convoys of cars with honking horns drove through Algiers and many streets were transformed into dance floors, the BBC's Mohamed Areski Himeur reports from the city. |
| In many cities in France - which has a large Algerian population - supporters of The Foxes also took to the streets in celebration. | In many cities in France - which has a large Algerian population - supporters of The Foxes also took to the streets in celebration. |
| In the next round of the World Cup, Algeria face Germany on Monday. | In the next round of the World Cup, Algeria face Germany on Monday. |
| In the 1982 tournament, West Germany were accused of deliberately playing out the 1-0 victory over Austria that ensured both teams progressed at Algeria's expense. | |
| "We have not forgotten," Algerian coach Vahid Halilhodzic said. | "We have not forgotten," Algerian coach Vahid Halilhodzic said. |