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Algeria and Austria Play Draw-or-win World Cup Decider in Kansas City as Coaches Vow to Seek Victory

Algeria and Austria play a decisive World Cup group match in Kansas City that would send both teams through with a draw, but both coaches say they will seek victory.Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic makes one midfield change, replacing Ramiz Zerrouki with Nabil Bentaleb while Riyad Mahrez and Mohammed Amoura remain starters.Austria coach Ralf Rangnick keeps most of his line-up, starts Marko Arnautovic for Michael Gregoritsch and rejects any plan to play for a draw, invoking the 1982 Gijón controversy as historical context.
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