Press release

Valentina Arrighetti, Player of Italy: It was important to maintain the rhythm of our and it was important we are prepared for Sunday, which is our most important match.
 
On the impact of having two easy wins ahead of a tough match: 
Of course it's always important to do one's best but it's most important to beat Russia. Then we will be even better prepared when we arrive at the quarterfinals.

Lydia Oulmou, Captain of Algeria: It was an interesting match. Italy is the first team that we play that is like us. They have the same type of play - same height, but with a higher level than us. Japan played really quick in comparison to Italy. It was a bit easier for us.
 
On what they have learned in the tournament so far:
We are gaining experience and we'll try to bring it back to Africa with a view to getting a European level of play in a few years.
 
On the next match:
Against Dominican Republic it's going to be difficult. They will do the maximum to qualify. We saw them playing today against Great Britain and we were very impressed. We are sure that they will wait for us with a knife between their teeth.