Germany survive Algeria storm to make World Cup quarters

North African's give Germans a scare before they book showdown with France in last eight

Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring the winner for Germany
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Germany 2 Algeria 1. Germany will play France in the quarter-finals of the Brazil 2014 in Rio on Friday after two goals in extra-time saw them home against a spirited Algerian side appearing in their first World Cup knockout tie.

The three-times champions were given a severe examination by the unfancied North Africans who had a score to settle stretching back to the 1982 World Cup. In that tournament West Germany and Austria conspired to give the Germans the 1-0 win they needed to enable both countries to progress from the group stage – at the expense of Algeria, who were knocked out. It was one of the more shameful episodes in World Cup history and not something the Algerians have forgotten.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.