Germany and Algeria will collide in the round of 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Monday at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Heading into Monday's match, Germany will be a heavy favorite as it was also considered as one of the top contenders to win the title in the Brazil tournament.

The German side, led by coach Joachim Loew, started its campaign in dominating fashion, scoring a 4-0 win against the Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal squad. It was followed by a 2-2 draw against Ghana and a 1-0 win over the United States in their final group game.

Once again, Germany will likely rely on Thomas Mueller, who has already scored four goals in the tournament, proving how dangerous of a striker he is.

Loew is expecting a lot of positive things from Mueller, but also believes that his team will show a lot of improvements in their upcoming match.

"There's been lots of light, but also plenty of shadows; some good things, but also things which didn't work. We won our group, which was our primary objective, so we are happy, but we are also self-critical and we know that we can play better. We've not reached our limit yet," Loew said via Yahoo Sports UK.

Loew also insisted that he and his team have no room for complacency against Algeria, who will be playing in the knockout stages for the first time, saying that their opponents are no pushovers.

Algeria started the tournament with a disappointing 2-1 loss to Belgium, but bounced back with an impressive 4-2 win against South Korea. In the final group game, Algeria clinched a spot in the knockout stages thanks to a 1-1 draw against Russia, with Islam Slimani scoring the game-tying goal.

Slimani, who has scored two goals in the tournament, will be the focal point of Algeria's attack, and coach Vahid Halilhodzic said he wants his team to play with no fear, despite the fact that they are going up against a heavily-favored opponent.

Monday's match will also be a perfect opportunity for Algeria to exact revenge against Germany for an old loss.

Algeria was on the verge of progressing to the second round of the 1982 World Cup, but Germany and Algeria deliberately engaged in a "fixed" match.

Germany scored an early goal, and both teams never tried to score again because the score line was enough for them to advance to the next round at the expense of Algeria.

Schedule, Date, How to Watch

The Germany-Algeria match will be shown on ESPN and ESPN3 starting 4 p.m. EST and also on WatchESPN.

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