How the countries in Group C compare off the field:

/Algeria/England/U.S./Slovenia

Continent/Africa/Europe/North America/Europe

Capital/Algeria/ London/Washington/Ljubljana

Currency/dinar/pound/dollar/tolar

Language/Arabic/English/English/Slovenia

Area (sq. miles)/920k/50k/3.7 million/7.8k

Pop. (millions)/32.82/50.10/290.34/1.94

GDP per inhab. ($) /5,300/25,300/37,600/18,000

Average age/22.5/38.4/35.8/38.6

Life expectancy/70.54/78.16/77.14/75.51

Source: FIFA.com

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