I Pumped My Fist When I Heard We'd Drawn England ; From Blackpool to the World Cup... The Algerian Who Just Can't Wait to Face Capello's Men

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WHEN Algeria were drawn to join England's qualifying group in next summer's World Cup tournament in South Africa, the news was greeted with quiet elation in one household in the quintessentially English seaside resort of Blackpool.

But the joy was not the result of undue optimism over the favourable way the draw had panned out for Fabio Capello's men. For Hameur Bouazza, the Algeria midfielder who plays for Championship side Blackpool, facing England on June 18 in Cape Town will be the highlight of his football career.

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I Pumped My Fist When I Heard We'd Drawn England ; From Blackpool to the World Cup... The Algerian Who Just Can't Wait to Face Capello's Men

'I watched the draw on television and it was a dream come true when our name came out with England,' said Bouazza, 24. 'I tried to stay relaxed but pumped my fist and kept whispering to myself,...

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