World Cup highlights Algerian and French issues in France

18 June 2010 Last updated at 04:40 ET Help

Algeria are playing in their first world cup in 24 years, they face England in their second group match.

And, nowhere outside Algeria will they enjoy such fervent support as in France, home to a sizeable north African community.

Every World Cup stirs patriotic pride, but the question for France is why third generation, immigrant children still consider themselves Algerian and not French.

Christian Fraser reports.

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