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Group H of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consisted of Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea. Play began on 17 June and ended on 26 June 2014.

Teams[]

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2013 June 2014
H1 (seed)  Belgium UEFA UEFA Group A winners 11 October 2013 12th 2002 Fourth place (1986) 5 11
H2  Algeria CAF CAF Third Round winners 19 November 2013 4th 2010 Group stage (1982, 1986, 2010) 32 22
H3  Russia UEFA UEFA Group F winners 15 October 2013 10th 2002 Fourth place (1966) 19 19
H4  South Korea AFC AFC Fourth Round Group A 2nd runners-up 18 June 2013 9th 2010 Fourth place (2002) 56 57

Standings[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
 Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
 Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
 Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1

Matches[]

Belgium vs Algeria[]

The two teams had met in two previous matches, both friendlies, most recently in 2003, won 3–1 by Belgium.

Algeria took a one-goal lead in the first half after Sofiane Feghouli converted a penalty kick, awarded for a foul on him by Jan Vertonghen. Belgium came back with two goals in the second half, both scored by substitutes. The equaliser was scored by Marouane Fellaini, heading in a cross from the left by Kevin De Bruyne, followed by the game winner scored by Dries Mertens from a pass by Eden Hazard.

Feghouli's goal snapped Algeria's 506-minute World Cup scoreless streak stretching back to 1986, second place at the time to the record of 517 minutes between 1930 and 1990 held by Bolivia.

17 June 2014
13:00 UTC−3
Belgium  2–1  Algeria Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 56,800
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fellaini Goal 70'
Mertens Goal 80'
Report Feghouli Goal 25' (pen.)
Belgium
Algeria
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten
CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen Booked in the 24th minute 24'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 19 Moussa Dembélé Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
RW 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 17 Divock Origi Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 8 Marouane Fellaini Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 22 Mehdi Mostefa
CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c)
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam
RM 19 Saphir Taïder
CM 12 Carl Medjani Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
LM 14 Nabil Bentaleb Booked in the 34th minute 34'
AM 10 Sofiane Feghouli
AM 21 Riyad Mahrez Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CF 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Islam Slimani Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 8 Medhi Lacen Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Marcos Quintero (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Russia vs South Korea[]

The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 2013.

After a goalless first half, the two teams traded goals by substitutes in the second half as the match finished 1–1. First, Han Kook-young passed to Lee Keun-ho, and his long range shot was spilled by Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev into the net. Russia equalised after Alan Dzagoev's shot was parried by South Korean goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong, the clearance hit Andrey Yeshchenko, and Aleksandr Kerzhakov scored from close range.

17 June 2014
18:00 UTC−4
Russia  1–1  South Korea Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Kerzhakov Goal 74' Report Lee Keun-ho Goal 68'
Russia
South Korea
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22 Andrey Yeshchenko
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
CM 18 Yuri Zhirkov Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
LW 17 Oleg Shatov Booked in the 49th minute 49' Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 7 Igor Denisov Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
Manager:
Flag of Italy Fabio Capello
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 12 Lee Yong
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng Booked in the 30th minute 30'
CM 14 Han Kook-young
RW 17 Lee Chung-yong
AM 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c) Booked in the 90th minute 90'
LW 9 Son Heung-min Booked in the 13th minute 13' Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CF 10 Park Chu-young Substituted off in the 56th minute 56'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Lee Keun-ho Substituted on in the 56th minute 56'
DF 6 Hwang Seok-ho Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo

Man of the Match:
Son Heung-min (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official:
Eric Boria (United States)

Belgium vs Russia[]

The two teams had met in eight previous matches (including matches involving the Soviet Union), including four times in the FIFA World Cup (1970, group stage: Belgium 1–4 Soviet Union; 1982, second group stage: Belgium 0–1 Soviet Union; 1986, round of 16: Belgium 4–3 (aet) Soviet Union; 2002, group stage: Belgium 3–2 Russia).

Aleksandr Kokorin had Russia's best chance in the first half, heading wide from six yards. Late in the second half, Belgian substitute Kevin Mirallas hit the post with his free kick, but Belgium did find the game-winner through another substitute, Divock Origi scoring from 8 yards out after Eden Hazard's cut-back from the left.

22 June 2014
13:00 UTC−3
Belgium  1–0  Russia Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Origi Goal 88' Report
Belgium
Russia
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Toby Alderweireld Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten
CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)
LB 3 Thomas Vermaelen Substituted off in the 31st minute 31'
CM 6 Axel Witsel Booked in the 54th minute 54'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini
RW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Vertonghen Substituted on in the 31st minute 31'
FW 17 Divock Origi Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
MF 11 Kevin Mirallas Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov Booked in the 38th minute 38'
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov Substituted off in the 90th minute 90'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
CM 17 Oleg Shatov Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
LW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
DF 22 Andrey Yeshchenko Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Substituted on in the 90th minute 90'
Manager:
Flag of Italy Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Fifth official:
Byron Romero (Ecuador)

South Korea vs Algeria[]

The two teams had met in two previous matches, both in friendlies both in 1985.

Algeria, which needed at least a point to stay alive in the competition, scored three goals in the first half to take a comfortable lead. First, Islam Slimani sped past two South Korean defenders to receive Carl Medjani's long pass and slot home with his left foot past the advancing goalkeeper. Two minutes later, Rafik Halliche headed in Abdelmoumene Djabou's corner from the left. Djabou scored himself later after he received a pass from Slimani, shooting low with his left foot from twelve yards out. Early in the second half, Son Heung-min controlled a long pass from Ki Sung-yueng to shoot with his left foot between the goalkeeper's legs and reduce the deficit, but Yacine Brahimi restored Algeria's three-goal lead after a one-two with Sofiane Feghouli to side foot home from inside the penalty area with his right foot. Koo Ja-cheol scored South Korea's second goal after a pass from Lee Keun-ho from the left, but Algeria held on for its third ever World Cup victory, but its first since 24 June 1982.

Algeria became the first African team to score four goals in a World Cup match.

22 June 2014
16:00 UTC−3
South Korea  2–4  Algeria Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 42,732
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Son Heung-min Goal 50'
Koo Ja-cheol Goal 72'
Report Slimani Goal 26'
Halliche Goal 28'
Djabou Goal 38'
Brahimi Goal 62'
South Korea
Algeria
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 12 Lee Yong Booked in the 54th minute 54'
CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
CM 14 Han Kook-young Booked in the 69th minute 69' Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng
RW 17 Lee Chung-yong Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
AM 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)
LW 9 Son Heung-min
CF 10 Park Chu-young Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Kim Shin-wook Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
FW 11 Lee Keun-ho Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
FW 19 Ji Dong-won Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
CB 12 Carl Medjani
CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c) Booked in the 67th minute 67' Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
RWB 20 Aïssa Mandi
LWB 6 Djamel Mesbah
CM 11 Yacine Brahimi Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli
LW 14 Nabil Bentaleb
CF 13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 8 Medhi Lacen Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
DF 4 Essaïd Belkalem Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

South Korea vs Belgium[]

The two teams had met in three previous matches, including twice in the FIFA World Cup group stage (1990: South Korea 0–2 Belgium; 1998: South Korea 1–1 Belgium).

Belgium, which had already qualified for the knockout stage but still needed a point to finish as group winners, had Steven Defour sent off for a reckless tackle on Kim Shin-wook at the end of the first half. Belgium scored the only goal of the match in the second half, when substitute Divock Origi's shot was parried by South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu and Jan Vertonghen converted the rebound with his left foot.

Belgium's win ensured that they topped their group, while South Korea, which had to win to have any chance for qualification, were eliminated.

South Korea's elimination meant that all four Asian representatives finished last in their group with a combined record of zero wins, three draws and nine defeats, the worst showing by the Asian Football Confederation since the 1990 World Cup.

26 June 2014
17:00 UTC−3
South Korea  0–1  Belgium Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo
Attendance: 61,397
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Report Vertonghen Goal 78'
South Korea
Belgium
GK 21 Kim Seung-gyu
RB 12 Lee Yong
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho Booked in the 35th minute 35'
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
CM 14 Han Kook-young Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng
RW 17 Lee Chung-yong
AM 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)
LW 9 Son Heung-min Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CF 18 Kim Shin-wook Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Lee Keun-ho Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
FW 19 Ji Dong-won Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 21 Anthony Vanden Borre
CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten
CB 18 Nicolas Lombaerts
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen (c)
CM 16 Steven Defour Red card 45'
CM 19 Moussa Dembélé Booked in the 50th minute 50'
RW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
AM 8 Marouane Fellaini
LW 20 Adnan Januzaj Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
CF 11 Kevin Mirallas Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
FW 17 Divock Origi Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 10 Eden Hazard Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots

Man of the Match:
Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Fifth official:
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)

Algeria vs Russia[]

The two teams had met in three previous matches (only involving matches during the time period of the Soviet Union).

Aleksandr Kokorin opened the scoring for Russia, which had to win to have chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, in the 6th minute when he scored with a header after a cross from Dmitri Kombarov from the left. Algeria equalised in the 60th minute when Islam Slimani scored with a header at the back post after a free kick from the left by Yacine Brahimi which was missed by Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. Algeria held on for the draw, and as South Korea lost to Belgium in the other match played at the same time, Algeria finished as group runners-up and reached the second round for the first time in their history (after unsuccessful campaigns in 1982, 1986, and 2010), while Russia failed to advance out of the group stage in all three tournaments since the break-up of the Soviet Union.

For Algeria's goal, television replays showed that Akinfeev had a green laser light shining in his face during the play. After the match the Algerian Football Federation was fined 50,000 CHF by FIFA for the use of laser pointers, a prohibited item in the stadium according to FIFA Stadium Safety and Security Regulations, and other violations of the rules by Algerian fans.

With fellow African representative Nigeria also reaching the knockout stage earlier, this was the first time there were two teams from the Confederation of African Football in the knockout stage of a World Cup.

26 June 2014
17:00 UTC−3
Algeria  1–1  Russia Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Attendance: 39,311
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Slimani Goal 60' Report Kokorin Goal 6'
Algeria
Russia
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Aïssa Mandi
CB 4 Essaïd Belkalem
CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c)
LB 6 Djamel Mesbah Booked in the 39th minute 39'
CM 12 Carl Medjani
CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb
RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
LW 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CF 13 Islam Slimani Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Hassan Yebda Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas Booked in the 87th minute 87' Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
FW 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
DF 17 Liassine Cadamuro Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov Booked in the 59th minute 59'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov Booked in the 57th minute 57'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
LW 17 Oleg Shatov Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Igor Denisov Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
FW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Flag of Italy Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

External links[]

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