To engross themselves in an exciting and electrifying game of soccer scheduled on Wednesday, fans of Slovenia and England must be looking forward.

The game between Slovenia and England is expected to display some great dibbles and game strokes, with enthusiasm and expectation rising among fans of each nation. With failures in UEFA EURO 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, the team of England, which was popularly known as the “golden generation”, is in a tough position. This year is therefore highly crucial for them to prove their skill and regain the lost glory in the international world game.

England is believed to bounce back with new vigor and zeal, displaying some great moves and play, with Fabio Capello in team. In the match against Slovenia, other big names of the team including Rooney, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe etc are hoped to exhibit great promise. The climate and other conditions of South Africa are thought to work in favor of the English player’s playing style. England has qualified for the World Cup of 2010 in emphatic fashion with nine wins in their kitty, with disappointments of previous losses.

For some good play among the fans, Slovenia on the other hand is also intriguing hope. Towering over Poland, Czech Republic and Russia, the nation with population of only two million people has made it to the World Cup. However, Slovenia does not have any biggies in their squad this time, the team spirit and collective strength is the key secret of their success. The names of the players in the Slovenia team who is surely provide tight fight to opponents and enough entertainment to audiences is striker Milivoje Novakovic, goalkeeper Samir Handanovic and Captain Robert Koren.

To know who towers over whom to win the game, do watch out for this match.

In both teams’ final game of group play, the United States will face Algeria on June 23. The match will take place at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. Fellow Group C teams England and Slovenia will be playing simultaneously in Port Elizabeth.

Both teams will have already played England and Slovenia heading into the match. How each team fared against Slovenia will likely have a big impact on how each team views this match. If both of them pick up wins against Slovenia, this will serve as a tie-breaker with the winner advancing to the next round (assuming they both lose to group favorite England).

The United States will be favored for this game. Slovenia and Algeria are considered to be on the lower tier of World Cup teams, and with England being the clear Group C favorite, team USA has become the number two team by default.

The United States are led by midfielder Landon Donovan. The veteran will be playing in his third World Cup and has spent the past few months on loan for Everton of the English Premier League. He has been solid and will hope to use his international experience to team USA’s advantage.

Algeria represents one of six African teams who have a chance at becoming the first African team to win the World Cup. With the tournament being held in Africa for the first time, expect a good deal of support for any African team.

After qualifying for consecutive World Cups in 1982 and 1986, this is their first World Cup in 24 years. Algeria qualified for the tournament by defeating bitter rivals Egypt in a playoff.