"DR Congo were able to achieve positive results, and they are used to facing opponents of this kind. We have to be careful, but we have to focus on ourselves. Of course they have a strong team collectively, they have special individuals, and they play with connected lines. They do not give up for 90 minutes, but there are areas that we have to exploit."
"We are well focused on this meeting, and we will do everything to qualify for the quarter-final. The Algerian team is the right one to gauge the extent of our development and progress. Algeria is a good team, who had a good record in the group stage and are a team returning to the World Cup, but we have our weapons to win, and we have our plans to achieve our goals."
Algeria finished the group phase with a 100% record after wins over Sudan, Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea. Coach Vladimir Petkovic warned the side to be careful against DR Congo while urging the team to focus on themselves. Petkovic described DR Congo as strong collectively with special individuals, connected lines and persistent effort over 90 minutes, while noting exploitable areas. Algeria are considered among the favourites in Morocco but are concentrating on the Congo match. DR Congo coach Sebastian Desabre said his team had sufficient rest, prepared well, won seven points in the group, and will use their weapons and plans to reach the quarter-finals. Left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri is likely to be absent after an injury.
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