For striker Islam Slimani and his Algeria teammates, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ has now officially taken on “dream come true” status. Beaten narrowly in their opening Group H game by Belgium, Algeria bounced back with four points in their next two games to qualify for the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup for the very first time. The Sporting Lisbon star weighed in with a goal and two assists in the 4-2 win over Korea Republic, before heading in the equalizer against Russia to book Algeria's ticket to the Round of 16.
“Things went really well for us in our previous game and we knew that we were in with a good chance," Slimani said to FIFA,after heading Algeria into the knockout phase. "We got it into our heads that we could do it and we did. It was a really important goal, because we started the game badly.
"They scored very early and that changed everything. We kept believing in ourselves and fought for every ball. I’d said that reaching the next round was more than just a mission, it was a dream, so to achieve it is a dream come true.”
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