Fresh off upset, Algeria will arrive in KC this weekend for World Cup base camp
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- Algeria stunned the Netherlands 1-0 in a friendly in Rotterdam before the World Cup.
- Algeria plans to arrive Sunday and base at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.
- Algeria is reported to train Monday and Tuesday and play Bolivia in Kansas.
Most of the focus on the first World Cup match in Kansas City has revolved around defending champion Argentina and superstar Lionel Messi.
But Argentina’s opponent for that game on June 16 at Arrowhead Stadium is Algeria, which could give Messi and his teammates some trouble. That’s what Algeria did Wednesday, when the “Desert Foxes” stunned the Netherlands 1-0 in a friendly in Rotterdam.
Holland is one of the top-eight ranked teams on the planet and will be making its World Cup base camp in Kansas City. Argentina (No. 1) arrived last weekend, while the Dutch (No. 8) get here Tuesday and England (No. 4) lands on June 13.
Algeria, which is ranked 28th in the world, will arrive in Kansas City on Sunday and plans to make its base camp at Rock Chalk Park in nearby Lawrence, Kansas.
After defeating the Netherlands, Algeria returned home for a short break.
“This respite will be short-lived,” La Gazette du Fennec reported. “According to the schedule set by the coaching staff, all players are expected at the Sidi Moussa National Technical Centre by Saturday evening. A training session is planned for Sunday morning to get things up and running again. “Immediately afterwards, the Algerian delegation will fly to Kansas City on a special flight that afternoon to continue World Cup preparations.”
Journalist Yanni Abdelli shared a video of the plane that will carry the team — and it has a fox on the tail.
Abdelli reported Algeria will train on Monday and Tuesday and then play Bolivia in an exhibition match on Wednesday in the Kansas City area.
A story at Bolivia.com said “It should be noted that further details regarding this match — including the kickoff time — are not yet available.”
The site is not known yet, either, but Sporting Kansas City said the match will not take place at Sporting Park.
