For the first time, Algeria moved on to the Round of 16 in the World Cup yesterday. As the game ended, a crowd hoisted a man in a wheelchair up above them to celebrate. Here is what the scene looked like from above in another plaza where a crowd waited out the final seconds of the game.
For more on what this means for Algeria, read my pieces here and here.
Update: after Algeria’s loss to Germany, I wrote this piece mourning & celebrating what they had achieved.
