2014 FIFA World Cup Group H

Football tournament group stage July 2014 July 2014 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. The top two teams, Belgium and Algeria, advanced to the round of 16. Teams Draw position Team Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings October 2013nb The rankings of October 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw. June 2014 H1 (seed) BEL UEFA UEFA Group A winners 11 October 2013 12th 2002 Fourth place (1986) 5 11 H2 ALG CAF CAF third round winners 19 November 2013 4th 2010 Group stage (1982, 1986, 2010) 32 22 H3 RUS UEFA UEFA Group F winners 15 October 2013 10thnb This is Russia's third appearance as an independent nation at the FIFA World Cup; however, FIFA considers Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union, who qualified for the World Cup seven times. 2002 Fourth place (1966)nb Russia's best result is group stage in 1994 and 2002. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union. 19 19 H4 KOR AFC AFC fourth round Group A 2nd runners-up 18 June 2013 9th 2010 Fourth place (2002) 56 57 Notes nb Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 BEL ALG RUS KOR KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 3 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 6 5 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 BEL ALG RUS KOR Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Belgium advanced to play the United States (the runners-up of Group G) in the round of 16. Algeria advanced to play Germany (the winners of Group G) in the round of 16. Matches Belgium vs Algeria The two teams had met in two previous matches, both friendlies, most recently in 2003, won 3–1 by Belgium.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=22 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA 22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/17/belgium-algeria-world-cup-2014-group-h-match-report Belgium's Dries Mertens completes fightback against impressive Algeria 17 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285127 Belgium 2 Algeria 1 BBC Sport 17 June 2014 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.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/world-cup-2014-belgian-subs-inspire-comeback-21-win-over-algeria/story-fn63e0vj-1226958200329 https://web.archive.org/web/20140618103629/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/world-cup-2014-belgian-subs-inspire-comeback-21-win-over-algeria/story-fn63e0vj-1226958200329 dead 18 June 2014 World Cup 2014: Belgian subs inspire comeback 2–1 win over Algeria The Australian 18 June 2014 main h1 2014 6 17 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) BEL 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Belgium vs Algeria 2–1 ALG Fellaini 70 Mertens 80 Feghouli 25 pen. Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte 56,800 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186479 Belgium vs Algeria First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186479/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Belgium v Algeria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171210005943/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186479/report.html 10 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/61e27d73bf86f963/original/ynsxgpbtveyjtwcxvo4c-pdf.pdf Match report – Group H – Belgium v Algeria FIFA 17 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061308/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/61e27d73bf86f963/original/ynsxgpbtveyjtwcxvo4c-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _bel14h _bel14h _bel14h _belgium1415h _long_belgium1415h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Belgiumhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/69824c8e5ad1ef7d/original/gsirfwr7m37eefinhfiq-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group H – Belgium v Algeria FIFA 17 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173425/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/69824c8e5ad1ef7d/original/gsirfwr7m37eefinhfiq-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _algeria1415h _algeria1415home _algeria1415h _argelia14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Algeria GK 1 Thibaut CourtoisRB 2 Toby AlderweireldCB 15Daniel Van BuytenCB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)LB 5 Jan Vertonghen 24CM 6 Axel WitselCM 19Moussa Dembélé 65RW 22Nacer Chadli 46AM 7 Kevin De BruyneLW 10Eden HazardCF 9 Romelu Lukaku 58Substitutions:FW 14Dries Mertens 46FW 17Divock Origi 58MF 8 Marouane Fellaini 65Manager:Marc Wilmots300px GK 23Raïs M'BolhiRB 22Mehdi MostefaCB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c)CB 5 Rafik HallicheLB 3 Faouzi GhoulamRM 19Saphir TaïderCM 12Carl Medjani 84LM 14Nabil Bentaleb 34AM 10Sofiane FeghouliAM 21Riyad Mahrez 71CF 15Hillal Soudani 66Substitutions:FW 13Islam Slimani 66MF 8 Mehdi Lacen 71FW 9 Nabil Ghilas 84Manager:BIH 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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=23 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA 23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/18/russia-south-korea-world-cup-2014-match-report Aleksandr Kerzhakov rescues point for Russia against South Korea 18 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285141 Russia 1 South Korea 1 BBC Sport 17 June 2014 main h2 2014 6 17 y 18:00 AMT (UTC−4) RUS 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Russia vs South Korea 1–1 KOR Kerzhakov 74 Lee Keun-ho 68 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá 37,603 Néstor Pitana (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186499 Russia vs Korea Republic First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186499/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Russia v Korea Republic FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171227234515/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186499/report.html 27 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6ea440f7365816b2/original/id223gpqd4ytmrjdxp7m-pdf.pdf Match report – Group H – Russia v Korea Republic FIFA 17 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061335/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6ea440f7365816b2/original/id223gpqd4ytmrjdxp7m-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _rus13h _rus13home _rus13h _rus13h _rus13h A81717 A81717 A81717 A81717 A81717 Russiahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/b3f4ae0b12bac79/original/mmbswebmeuhrfqjtitoy-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group H – Russia v Korea Republic FIFA 17 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173435/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/b3f4ae0b12bac79/original/mmbswebmeuhrfqjtitoy-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _southkorea1415a _southkorea1415away _southkorea1415a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF South Korea GK 1 Igor AkinfeevRB 22Andrey YeshchenkoCB 4 Sergei IgnashevichCB 14Vasili Berezutski (c)LB 23Dmitri KombarovDM 8 Denis Glushakov 72CM 20Viktor FayzulinCM 18Yuri Zhirkov 71RW 19Aleksandr SamedovLW 17Oleg Shatov 49 59CF 9 Aleksandr KokorinSubstitutions:MF 10Alan Dzagoev 59FW 11Aleksandr Kerzhakov 71MF 7 Igor Denisov 72Manager:ITA Fabio Capello300px GK 1 Jung Sung-ryongRB 12Lee YongCB 5 Kim Young-gwonCB 20Hong Jeong-ho 73LB 3 Yun Suk-youngCM 16Ki Sung-yueng 30CM 14Han Kook-youngRW 17Lee Chung-yongAM 13Koo Ja-cheol (c) 90LW 9Son Heung-min 13 84CF 10Park Chu-young 56Substitutions:FW 11Lee Keun-ho 56DF 6 Hwang Seok-ho 73MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung 84Manager: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 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).https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=37 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA 37 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 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. This victory sent Belgium into the knockout stage.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285242 Belgium 1 Russia 0 BBC Sport 22 June 2014https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/22/belgium-russia-world-cup-2014-group-h-match-report Belgium through after Divock Origi sees off Russia with late goal 22 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 main h3 2014 6 22 y 13:00 BRT (UTC−3) BEL 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Belgium vs Russia 1–0 RUS Origi 88 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 73,819 Felix Brych (Germany) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186481 Belgium vs Russia First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186481/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Belgium v Russia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171211223530/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186481/report.html 11 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/721c52bd9fe59623/original/lzh1wgn3xvg3dbz4bwqg-pdf.pdf Match report – Group H – Belgium v Russia FIFA 22 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061700/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/721c52bd9fe59623/original/lzh1wgn3xvg3dbz4bwqg-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _bel14h _bel14h _bel14h _belgium1415h _long_belgium1415h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Belgiumhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/598e4624f01f256a/original/jzts0xcrno5dficl5mjx-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group H – Belgium v Russia FIFA 22 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173917/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/598e4624f01f256a/original/jzts0xcrno5dficl5mjx-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _rus14a _rus14a _rus14a _rus14a _rus14a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Russia GK 1 Thibaut CourtoisRB 2 Toby Alderweireld 73CB 15Daniel Van BuytenCB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)LB 3 Thomas Vermaelen 31CM 6 Axel Witsel 54CM 8 Marouane FellainiRW 14Dries Mertens 75AM 7 Kevin De BruyneLW 10Eden HazardCF 9 Romelu Lukaku 57Substitutions:DF 5 Jan Vertonghen 31FW 17Divock Origi 57MF 11Kevin Mirallas 75Manager:Marc Wilmots300px GK 1 Igor AkinfeevRB 2 Aleksei Kozlov 62CB 14Vasili Berezutski (c)CB 4 Sergei IgnashevichLB 23Dmitri KombarovDM 8 Denis Glushakov 38CM 20Viktor FayzulinRW 19Aleksandr Samedov 90AM 6 Maksim KanunnikovLW 17Oleg Shatov 83CF 9 Aleksandr KokorinSubstitutions:DF 22Andrey Yeshchenko 62MF 10Alan Dzagoev 83FW 11Aleksandr Kerzhakov 90Manager:ITA 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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=38 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA 38 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 Algeria, who 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/22/south-korea-algeria-world-cup-2014-group-h-match-report Algeria's Islam Slimani starts onslaught to put game beyond South Korea 22 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285249 South Korea 2 Algeria 4 BBC Sport 22 June 2014 Algeria became the first African team to score four goals in a World Cup match, a record that stood for 12 years until Senegal surpassed it with a 5–0 victory over Iraq in 2026.South Korea 2-4 Algeria https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285249 BBC Sport 17 September 2021 main h4 2014 6 22 y 16:00 BRT (UTC−3) KOR 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#South Korea vs Algeria 2–4 ALG Son Heung-min 50 Koo Ja-cheol 72 Slimani 26 Halliche 28 Djabou 38 Brahimi 62 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 42,732 Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186495 Korea Republic vs Algeria First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186495/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Korea Republic v Algeria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170213051059/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186495/report.html 13 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/301f96a59c8d123a/original/olrfgavmrobilbp2l4gt-pdf.pdf Match report – Group H – Korea Republic v Algeria FIFA 22 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413061710/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/301f96a59c8d123a/original/olrfgavmrobilbp2l4gt-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _southkorea1415h _southkorea1415home _southkorea1415h F9041D F9041D F9041D 122DA7 F9041D South Koreahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6e5decf64de367fe/original/fsmsqo1blc32cfisf0qx-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group H – Korea Republic v Algeria FIFA 22 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173946/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6e5decf64de367fe/original/fsmsqo1blc32cfisf0qx-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _algeria1415h _algeria1415home _algeria1415h _argelia14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Algeria GK 1 Jung Sung-ryongRB 12Lee Yong 54CB 20Hong Jeong-hoCB 5 Kim Young-gwonLB 3 Yun Suk-youngCM 14Han Kook-young 69 78CM 16Ki Sung-yuengRW 17Lee Chung-yong 64AM 13Koo Ja-cheol (c)LW 9Son Heung-minCF 10 Park Chu-young 57Substitutions:FW 18Kim Shin-wook 57FW 11Lee Keun-ho 64FW 19Ji Dong-won 78Manager:Hong Myung-bo300px GK 23Raïs M'BolhiCB 12Carl MedjaniCB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c) 67 89CB 5 Rafik HallicheRWB20Aïssa MandiLWB6 Djamel MesbahCM 11Yacine Brahimi 77CM 18Abdelmoumene Djabou 73RW 10Sofiane FeghouliLW 14Nabil BentalebCF 13Islam SlimaniSubstitutions:FW 9 Nabil Ghilas 73MF 8 Mehdi Lacen 77DF 4 Essaïd Belkalem 89Manager:BIH 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).https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=49 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA 49 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 Belgium, who had already qualified for the knockout stage and would win the group unless both South Korea won this match and Algeria beat Russia in the other simultaneous match (which would allow Algeria to win the group on goal difference), 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/26/south-korea-belgium-world-cup-2014-group-h-match-report Jan Vertonghen fires Belgium to win over South Korea 26 June 2014 Guardian 30 October 2014 Belgium's win ensured that they topped their group, while South Korea, who had to win by two goals to have any chance for qualification to the knockout stage, were eliminated.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285474 South Korea 0 Belgium 1 BBC Sport 26 June 2014 South Korea's elimination meant that all four Asian representatives finished bottom of 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.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=asian-media-dissects-quartet-s-world-cup-performance-2387766.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140630113454/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=asian-media-dissects-quartet-s-world-cup-performance-2387766.html dead 30 June 2014 Asian media dissects quartet's World Cup performance FIFA 27 June 2014 main h5 2014 6 26 y 17:00 BRT (UTC−3) KOR 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#South Korea vs Belgium 0–1 BEL Vertonghen 78 Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo 61,397 Ben Williams (Australia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186480 Korea Republic vs Belgium First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186480/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Korea Republic v Belgium FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170709053625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186480/report.html 9 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/16715877d934f581/original/meq8ul2ndolp3fmdouqn-pdf.pdf Match report – Group H – Korea Republic v Belgium FIFA 26 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413062132/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/16715877d934f581/original/meq8ul2ndolp3fmdouqn-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _southkorea1415a _southkorea1415away _southkorea1415a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF South Koreahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/10e2f781ac00252/original/tlhdojqavnubllpfmn89-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group H – Korea Republic v Belgium FIFA 26 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174316/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/10e2f781ac00252/original/tlhdojqavnubllpfmn89-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _belgium1415a _belgium1415a _belgium1415a _belgium1415a _long_belgium1415a 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Belgium GK 21Kim Seung-gyuRB 12Lee YongCB 5 Kim Young-gwonCB 20Hong Jeong-ho 35LB 3 Yun Suk-youngCM 14Han Kook-young 46CM 16Ki Sung-yuengRW 17Lee Chung-yongAM 13Koo Ja-cheol (c)LW 9 Son Heung-min 73CF 18Kim Shin-wook 66Substitutions:FW 11Lee Keun-ho 46MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung 66FW 19Ji Dong-won 73Manager:Hong Myung-bo300px GK 1 Thibaut CourtoisRB 21Anthony Vanden BorreCB 15Daniel Van BuytenCB 18Nicolas LombaertsLB 5 Jan Vertonghen (c)CM 16Steven Defour 0 45CM 19Moussa Dembélé 50RW 14Dries Mertens 60AM 8 Marouane FellainiLW 20Adnan Januzaj 60CF 11Kevin Mirallas 88Substitutions:MF 22Nacer Chadli 60FW 17Divock Origi 60MF 10Eden Hazard 88Manager: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 List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies#Algeria vs Russia The two teams had met in three previous matches (only involving matches during the time period of the Soviet Union).https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf#page=50 2014 FIFA World Cup – Statistical Kit FIFA 50 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/38/2014fwc_kit_matches_neutral.pdf 29 June 2014 Aleksandr Kokorin opened the scoring for Russia, who 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 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285498 Algeria 1 Russia 1 26 June 2014 BBC Sport 27 June 2014 For Algeria's goal, television replays showed that Akinfeev had a green laser light shining in his face during the play.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/26/algeria-russia-world-cup-2014-group-h-match-report Algeria through but Russia's Akinfeev distracted by laser for Slimani goal 26 June 2014 Guardian 27 June 2014 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,FIFA Stadium Safety and Security Regulations — see page 96, "g" and other violations of the rules by Algerian fans.Simon Evans http://in.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-alg-lasers-fifa-idINKBN0F52E220140630 https://web.archive.org/web/20160110052627/http://in.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-alg-lasers-fifa-idINKBN0F52E220140630 dead 10 January 2016 Algeria zapped with FIFA fine over lasers Reuters 1 July 2014 2 July 2014 With fellow African representative Nigeria also reaching the knockout stage earlier, this was the first time that there were two teams from the Confederation of African Football in the knockout stage of a World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=concacaf-and-africa-enter-brave-new-world-2388146.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140629154813/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=concacaf-and-africa-enter-brave-new-world-2388146.html dead 29 June 2014 CONCACAF and Africa enter brave new world FIFA 27 June 2014 main h6 2014 6 26 y 17:00 BRT (UTC−3) ALG 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H#Algeria vs Russia 1–1 RUS Slimani 60 Kokorin 6 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 39,311 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255931/300186506 Algeria vs Russia First stage 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186506/report.html 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Algeria v Russia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052136/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186506/report.html 22 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2f2ea15b98fe4ffd/original/jlmgebe7zbv60inciqq7-pdf.pdf Match report – Group H – Algeria v Russia FIFA 26 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413062120/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2f2ea15b98fe4ffd/original/jlmgebe7zbv60inciqq7-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _algeria1415h _algeria1415home _algeria1415h _argelia14h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Algeriahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5324300a5f530efe/original/fli6h7ohydhqppkmxxq8-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group H – Algeria v Russia FIFA 26 June 2014 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522174336/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5324300a5f530efe/original/fli6h7ohydhqppkmxxq8-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _rus13h _rus13home _rus13h _rus13h _rus13h A81717 A81717 A81717 A81717 A81717 Russia GK 23Raïs M'BolhiRB 20Aïssa MandiCB 4 Essaïd BelkalemCB 5 Rafik Halliche (c)LB 6 Djamel Mesbah 39CM 12Carl MedjaniCM 14Nabil BentalebRW 10Sofiane FeghouliAM 11Yacine Brahimi 71LW 18Abdelmoumene Djabou 77CF 13Islam Slimani 90+2Substitutions:MF 7 Hassan Yebda 71FW 9 Nabil Ghilas 87 77FW 15Hillal Soudani 90+2Other disciplinary actions:DF 17Liassine Cadamuro 90+2Manager:BIH Vahid Halilhodžić300px GK 1 Igor AkinfeevRB 2 Aleksei Kozlov 59CB 14Vasili Berezutski (c)CB 4 Sergei IgnashevichLB 23Dmitri Kombarov 57CM 8 Denis Glushakov 46CM 20Viktor FayzulinRW 19Aleksandr SamedovAM 9 Aleksandr KokorinLW 17Oleg Shatov 67CF 11Aleksandr Kerzhakov 81Substitutions:MF 7 Igor Denisov 46MF 10Alan Dzagoev 67FW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov 81Manager:ITA 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) See also Algeria at the FIFA World Cup Belgium at the FIFA World Cup Russia at the FIFA World Cup South Korea at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report External links 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H, FIFA.com H Category:Algeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:Russia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:South Korea at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Category:Football competitions in Belo Horizonte Category:21st century in Belo Horizonte Category:Cuiabá Category:Football in Mato Grosso Category:International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Football competitions in Rio de 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