World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Zambia defeats Algeria 1-0

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FIFA World Cup 2018
FIFA World Cup 2018

CONSTANTINE, Sep. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (African Qualifiers) : Zambia defeated Algeria by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine.

45 minutes of play and neither the Zambians nor the Algerians have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Daka in the 66th minute.

The result put the Zambians second in Group B with 7 points. Algeria is bottom with one point. In their next game, Zambia will meet group leaders Nigeria at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium on October 7, while Algeria will face Cameroon.

Fixtures and Results : Third Round Group B

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Overview

Algeria at the World Cup

  • 4 appearances (first in 1982)
  • 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)

Zambia at the World Cup

  • Never qualified
  • 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
2018 World Cup Poster
Algeria
0:1
Zambia
0:1 (0:0)
  • 5 September 2017
  • 20:30
  • Constantine

Third Round Group B

TeamPts
Nigeria10
Zambia7
Cameroon3
Algeria1

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