Serbia proved too strong for fellow World Cup hopefuls Algeria, running out 3-0 winners in their friendly on Wednesday.

Pantelic, Kuzmanovic and Tosic boost Serbia

Serbia proved too strong for fellow World Cup hopefuls Algeria, running out 3-0 winners in their friendly on Wednesday. Algeria, who are in the same group as England in South Africa, fell behind after just 15 minutes when Marko Pantelic found the net after a mistake by Algeria goalkeeper Lounes Gaouaoui. Karim Matmour was denied an equaliser on 28 minutes when he saw his effort superbly saved by Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic. Serbia doubled their lead on 56 minutes when substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic scored from close range after Algeria failed to clear their lines. The visitors added a third on 65 minutes when Dusko Tosic netted after a rapid counter-attack.