Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic declared on Saturday that his team are inferior to their next opponents South Korea.

Algeria captain Madjid Bougherra accepts his team have little margin for error in their FIFA World Cup Group H meeting with South Korea.

Algeria defender Rafik Halliche is adamant the defeat against Belgium has been forgotten ahead of their meeting with South Korea.

Despite losing their opening match, Algeria fans were still beaming with pride at their team's performance and status as the only North African/Arab nation present at the World Cup.

Algeria midfielder Madjid Bougherra said his side wasted chances in their 2-1 loss to Belgium at the FIFA World Cup.

Vahid Halilhodzic was left disappointed after Algeria came within 20 minutes of an upset in their opening FIFA World Cup match with Belgium.

Russia fought back to draw 1-1 with the Korea Republic at the FIFA World Cup, after a howler from goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

Second-half goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens enabled Belgium to come from behind and beat Algeria 2-1 in their Group H opener.

Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic added a splash of colour to drab World Cup news conferences on Monday, talking about critics back home, slow Belgian defenders his team will face in their Group H game on Tuesday, and even U.S. President Barack Obama.

Algeria midfielder Saphir Taider said he and his team-mates were inspired by the FIFA World Cup curtain-raiser between Brazil and Croatia.

Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic believes his team 'can shock Belgium' in their clash on Tuesday.

Recently named in the Algeria squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, winger Sofiane Feghouli is on the point of fulfilling his boyhood dream of playing in the biggest footballing show of all. Born in Paris, Feghouli spent his childhood watching international football on TV, following the fortunes of his native France in particular.