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Completely bizarre! Algeria fans celebrate Austria's equalizer

Algeria gives up a last-minute win against the ÖFB team in the final group match - and yet the fans celebrate. This is the reason:

Completely bizarre! Algeria fans celebrate Austria's equalizer Photo: © IMAGO / Anadolu Agency

There almost was a winner after all - and in two ways!

Austria's final group match against Algeria was truly not for the faint of heart (Match report >>>). A draw was enough for both teams to advance to the knockout phase - accordingly, the match played out rather tamely in the final stages. Algeria passed the ball around seemingly endlessly; everything seemed to be heading towards a 2-2.

Then, however, Algeria still took the lead - in the third minute of injury time! Austria threw everything forward one more time, Michael Gregoritsch set up super-sub Sasa Kalajdzic, equalizer in the 90+6th minute, rescued after all.

Joy among Algerians too

But it wasn't just among the red-white-red fans that the cheering knew no bounds after the surprisingly emotional qualification - but also among those of opponent Algeria. Several videos on social media show Algerian supporters celebrating Austria's equalizer just as much.

The reason for this: Thanks to the draw, Algeria still advanced - but not as group runners-up. As a result, Algeria will not face Spain, but instead has the supposedly easier draw with Switzerland for the round of sixteen.

Algeria's celebration in the video:

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