Algerian T-shirts for World Cup

[Felicity]

So I want to get my daughter and husband matching t-shirts for the football, but not completely matching as shes a wee girl...

I was thinking something with a fennec for her, but wasn't sure what for him, any ideas? Or if you know of a better tshirt for her I'm open to suggestions. Is anyone else thinking about getting t-shirts?

Fenecs Infant/Toddler T-Shirt - CafePress United Kingdom

[Felicity]

well its fine that no one ever replied, I'm just getting my husband to buy something cute in Algeria since I'm sure they will sell tonnes of merchandise with the Algerian flag over the world cup time. Much easier and much cheaper. <continues to talk to self somewhere else>

[mohovitch]

I did not want to write about my negative feelings. Since the african cup, the results of the Algerian team were not very disappointing... I just hope that they will play well in the worldcup even if they loose the three games.

[Felicity]

they got in, and thats what counts

[Al-khiyal]

1,000 fake Algeria shirts bound for Scotland seized

June 9, 2010 -- One thousand fake Algeria football shirts bound for Scotland have been intercepted at a UK airport, it has been revealed. The UK Border Agency confirmed the counterfeit garments were recovered at East Midlands airport. The kit was destined for a Glasgow address having been sent from the Far East. England are due to play Algeria in the World Cup on Saturday. The seizures came as part of a week of a counterfeit crackdown led by the agency alongside anti-counterfeit experts from Adidas, Nike, Puma and Umbro in the lead up to the World Cup in South Africa which begins on Friday. The action has already seen 3,200 fake shirts for countries such as England, France and Germanyseized at Coventry airport. In 2009 more than 50,000 counterfeit replica shirts, worth approximately £1.2million, were seized by the UK Border Agency, police and trading standards.

[Felicity]

A colleague at work was saying her friend has an ABE t-shirt - 'anyone but England'. Most of the Algeria shirts seem to have sold out in stores online, virtually none were stocked instore in Scotland for Algeria (none in Edinburgh at least). My husband did have to get his Algerian world cup t-shirt from Scotland as apparently the Puma store in Algiers is completely sold out, but we made sure we bought it from a legit source...

[mohovitch]

Ok, Now I understand.... I hope the scotts will not be disappointed.

2010 World Cup: Off the Ball blog - ESPN Soccernet

"Algeria's shirt will be one of the best-selling at this tournament.

You and I both know that, as magical as the World Cup can be, the game can hit the occasional lull. When that occurs, I seek solace in footy shirt design. The team jerseys are made of polyester, but they might as well be spun from gold, and the jockeying for brand exposure among Nike, adidas and Puma can amount to a tournament within the tournament. There is always one shirt that sells the best. One that looks so fresh it takes your breath away as the players belt out the national anthems for the first time in the opening round. This World Cup, I believe, it will be Algeria's.

It might not be the most scintillating jersey in the tournament: Cameroon's snug, green V-neck with a lion subtly detailing one shoulder suggests that Paul Le Guen's team will soon do for green what Brazil has for canary yellow.

It is also not the boldest. The Australians, typically a pugnacious, plucky bunch, are to football what Snooki is to "Jersey Shore," so Nike's decision to make them take the field in their PJs is a brave one. It would look better on you than me, Davies, but I love the fearless statement it allows the Socceroos to make: that they believe they can simply roll out of bed and crush all comers.

Finally, it won't be the most eagerly anticipated. That would be my beloved Chollima of North Korea who have somewhat belatedly prized $4.9 million out of middling Italian manufacturer Legea and are racing to have the design ready for kickoff. Haven't heard of Legea? Its home page claims the company clothes the referees in the Welsh Premier League as well as Brackley Town FC, which plies its trade in the British Gas Business Football League. Watch out, Nike and adidas. This one promises to be a stunner.

Algeria's jersey will sell well for an entirely unrelated reason. There are 34 million Algerians cheering the Desert Foxes on to glory, augmented by the more than 2 million who live in France. One or two of them are bound to have splashed the cash. But it is the 5 million or so frenzied citizens of Scotland who will tip the balance. As much as they love the Tartan Army, they can always be counted on to bellow for whoever is poised to tackle their despised archrival, England. A glut of Algerian clothing will surely be flying off the shelves in the run-up to the titanic Algeria-England clash on June 18. This story, a masterpiece of succinct, investigative journalism on Rangers Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra (in which the headline "Gers' Bougy: Scots mad for it" is longer than the article) captures the well of vicarious emotion invested into the Tartan-Fennec axis. And, because the Sun printed it … it must be true."