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Peter Oh is in: “In terms of tournament title defences, could Algeria’s now be heading toward the level of France’s shambolic display at the 2002 World Cup?”

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Here’s a roundup of today’s other action in the tournament.

90+4 min: Esteban is booked for some theatrics, and there’s a chance for Algeria to get it launched into the box. That, like everything else from Algeria, is wasted.

90+3 min: Dorian has a shot that’s saved as Equatorial Guinea are pinning back Algeria, who have four men upfield but can’t get the ball.

90+2 min: Edu, the star of the show, leaves the field. Eneme Bocari comes on, he plays for Nantes reserves. He almost gets a goal almost immediately but takes a wild swing.

90 min: Five minutes are added on. By the way, we are told the team in the lead here are the 49th-ranked team in Africa. Can that be right?

89 min: Equatorial Guinea have the ball in the Algerian half and are doing their best to kill time.

87 min: Belmadi is going bonkers on the sidelines. His team are on the brink of a serious embarrassment here.

85 min: Algeria pressure now, with Mahrez getting space and time down the flanks. Coco heads away with Slimani the target for the balls pumped into the box. Brahimi gets to the byline, and Esteban gets it clear. Then there’s a faller in the box, and a penalty claim. Belaïli was falling before the challenge came in.

83 min: Algeria have the ball in the net! Belaïli buries the ball but he’s offside, and he knows it. A neat finish but ultimately a waste of the time that is ticking down.

82 min: A glimpse of Mahrez, but he has to dig out the ball from the sideline, and Belaïli swings a volley at it, and then Slimani swung and missed. Oh dear.

81 min: Equatorial Guinea fans pictured in the stands, to say they are going wild is wildly understating stuff. The Algerians look desolate.

79 min: Slimani gets the header from a corner and there is a weak penalty claim made as Owono wins the ball ahead of onrushing Algerian attackers. Owono then takes his time after taking a knock.

77 min: Edu is down, and he’s taking his time over this. The referee will not be allowing any time-wasting.

75 min: The Algerian plan now seems to: launch it at Slimani, who is a fine finisher, but he’s also up against a defence who seem equipped to deal with the rough stuff.

74 min: The Algeria body language is not good. They have been poor all night and allowed themselves to get frustrated, and then caught out.

72 min: The goal celebrations took some time there, and Algeria almost get caught again at the other end by another speedy break.

67 min: Free-kick chance for Mahrez, after a melee on the edge of the Guinean box. Edu is the draught excluder, and Mahrez sets up Belaïli for the hit. It comes off the wall and bounces behind.

65 min: As another Algeria free-kick is wasted, another change is made. Two in fact, Miranda on, Bikoro off. Dorian Jnr on, and Yannick goes off. The stadium announcer does the business once more.

64 min: Two Algeria subs, off go Feghouli and on comes Boulaya. Then on comes Slimani for the quiet Bounedjah.

62 min: Algeria seek holes in the opposition defence but can’t find much of a way through. This time, they try to be patient but lose the ball, only for Bendebka to be fouled.

60 min: Atal’s foul wins Equatorial Guinea a free-kick, but this one is blammed into the wall.

58 min: Mahrez being followed everywhere by N’Dong, and Coco brings the ball out of defence in the style of Ruud Krol or Marius Tresor.

57 min: Close! Belaïli heads the ball down and it’s only just hacked off the line by a retreating defender.

56 min: At this point, Mahrez, who has done so little in this game, must be wishing he could have been sunning himself in Cheshire rather than this.

54 min: Tahrat comes on for Benlamri, whose game, and possibly tournament is at an end. The lady announcing subs in the stadium doesn’t make any mistake in letting the stadium know about changes, delivering the message loud and often.

52 min: Equatorial Guinea have had the better chances. Nlavo is causing problems, and Benlamri is on the end of a challenge that ends with the defender pulling up.

51 min: Edu - excellent again- drives past Bensebaini, and then the sub, Nlavo, gets two chances at it, hitting the first at the keeper and the second off the keeper.

49 min: Djamel Belmadi, the Manchester City legend who is the Algeria manager, is wearing a pained expression. This is not flowing football. And his team are struggling for a flow.

47 min: We begin with a foul, with Atal collapsing to the floor with a head injury. But play is waved on quickly enough.

46 min: The tempers are still flaring, with Algerians having a go at referee Escobar before we even kick off. A sub is made, with Siafa going off, and Nlavo Asué coming on.

45 min: More bookings, more bad tempers, as Mandi wants a penalty and is booked for dissent. Was Coco booked too? The wait for the free-kick is an age. Mahrez wafts the free-kick over. And that’s half-time.

43 min: Algeria have to be patient. Mahrez turns back on himself as a means to win space, and then his team win a free-kick in a very dangerous position from a Coco foul.

41 min: The Guinean defence is sat deep, and Mahrez has been a passenger in this match for some time now. Atal shows off some skill when overlapping from the right flank, but his left-foot shot is blocked. This has opened up.

39 min: Edu, from an Equatorial Guinea corner, smashes a shot that flies just wide of angle and post. The closest we have come so far, and it would have been one to rattle the stanchion had it been a few inches lower.

38 min: Algeria, for pre-tournament favourites, are not playing too well. Too put it mildly though this does not seem like a fun game to play in.

36 min: Edu buys a foul and calls for a yellow card, not for the first time. From the free-kick, Ganet smashes in a shot that has M’Bohli scrambling all over the place. Then the keeper clattered by Oubina, and there is another break in play.

35 min: Another cruncher, Bennacer on Ganet. In another game that might be a yellow but the tariff appears higher in this game.

33 min: Guinean goalkeeper M’Bohli gets it launched from a backpass. Safety first.

31 min: Mahrez spins but can’t find a final pass. Then across come Salvador Edu, and whacks Atal. It was another of those crunchers. This is more amped-up than an Old Firm game at the moment, and tempers are fraying.

29 min: Every tackle is a cruncher in this game. Some real brutality out there. Algeria look to be struggling with their opponents’ muscle. Though that may be finite. Ndong, at the other end, clatters Atal.

26 min: That Equatorial Guinea defensive line holding firm for now. And the pink-haired Edu, is then fouled by Bensebaini. The reaction is a triple forward roll. Bensebaini was booked before and on sudden death. If anything, the theatrics saved him.

23 min: Algeria have the ball in the net..Mahrez heads the ball down, and then knocks in the rebound, only for the offside flag to be waved. It was a good decision, and few complaints. Algeria now knocking on the door.

21 min: Algeria go close, with Owono making a series of saves, with Belaïli having one of them. The ball is bouncing all over the place, bobbling off the surface.

18 min: Algeria corner comes in, and Coco clears it. Good discipline so far from him and his fellow defenders...Siafa at the other end forces a save from M’Bohli, but the offside flag, delayed, comes up.

16 min: Equatorial Guinea put together some slick passing, but Siafa the striker is not having much fun up against a muscular Algerian defence. This game is a bruiser, and not one that Premier League fans watching their heroes are going to be able to view without some anxiety.

14 min: Feghouli attempts a pass down the flank, and Mahrez gets on the go, and that leads to an Algeria corner. Great defending from Equatorial Guinea.

12 min: Another minute, another break in play. More stops than the 55 night bus back from town.

11 min: Bensebaini with an amazing miss, scooping the ball over the bar though his blushes have been saved by the offside flag.

9 min: Ndong booked now, for hacking down Belaïli after Algeria break away after a poor free-kick from Salvador. There seems to be a foul a minute at the moment.

8 min: Second Algeria booking, Bensebaini is carded for a loose elbow. He wasn’t helped by some theatrics.

6 min: Algeria are not panicking at all, but don’t seem to be playing particularly quickly. That’s been the pattern of much of the football in Cameroon though it’s taken light a bit more over the last couple of days. Mahrez seems not to have touched the ball just yet from his wide position.

4 min: This already feels like a bad-tempered game, with Bounedjah booked for a clattering tackle. The striker is in for Leicester “legend” Islam Slimani, who drew a blank in the opening match.

3 min: On the commentary, John Salako just talked of the quality of the pitch, an opinion I am not sure I share. Looks like it’s had some hammer. Anyway, great noise from the fans in the stadium, with Algeria sounding the loudest.

1 min: And we are go in what could be a decisive game for one so early in the tournament. Equatorial Guinea are right in the face of Algeria from the start.

The captains swap pendants, with the referee Mr Escobar - no relation - looking on. And we are soon to get underway.

The previous match today was full of incident, let’s hope this one is as exciting.

So no start for Benrahma for Algeria, who feature instead another West Ham alumni in Sofiane Feghouli, these days of Galatasaray.