A second-half header has made history for the North African side, who reach the knockout stage for the first time
Algeria did enough to secure a place in the last 16 of the World Cup by holding Russia to a 1-1 draw.
An early header from Alexandr Kokorin gave Ex-England boss Fabio Capello’s men the initiative, but Islam Slimani struck the decisive blow in the second period as Igor Akinfeev failed to make contact with a cross into the box.
Having qualified in second place behind Belgium – who beat South Korea 1-0 – Algeria will now take on Germany in Porto Alegre on Monday in the last 16.
Famously eliminated at the finals in Spain 32 years ago when West Germany and Austria played out a mutually beneficial 1-0 scoreline to send the north African side out, Algeria put the record straight in Curitiba on Thursday.