Group H: Belgium - Algeria - Russia - South Korea

[Alex]

Legend
Pl: Games played, W: Won, D: Drawn, L: Lost, F: Goals For, A: Goals Against, GD: Goal difference, Pts: Points

Fixtures

17 June 2014
13:00
Belgium Match 15 Algeria

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

17 June 2014
19:00
Russia Match 16 South Korea

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

22 June 2014
13:00
Belgium Match 31 Russia

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

22 June 2014
16:00
South Korea Match 32 Algeria

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

26 June 2014
17:00
South Korea Match 47 Belgium

Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo

26 June 2014
17:00
Algeria Match 48 Russia

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

[Alex]

Goalkeepers:
1 GK Thibaut Courtois 11 May 1992 (aged 22) 17 Spain Atlético Madrid
12 GK Simon Mignolet 6 August 1988 (age 25) 14 England Liverpool
13 GK Sammy Bossut 11 August 1985 (age 28) 0 Belgium Zulte Waregem

Defenders:
2 DF Toby Alderweireld 2 March 1989 (aged 25) 34 Spain Atlético Madrid
3 DF Thomas Vermaelen 14 November 1985 (aged 28) 47 England Arsenal
4 DF Vincent Kompany (c) 10 April 1986 (aged 28) 59 England Manchester City
5 DF Jan Vertonghen 24 April 1987 (aged 27) 56 England Tottenham Hotspur
15 DF Daniel Van Buyten 7 February 1978 (aged 36) 79 Germany Bayern Munich
18 DF Nicolas Lombaerts 20 March 1985 (aged 29) 25 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
21 DF Anthony Vanden Borre 24 October 1987 (aged 26) 25 Belgium Anderlecht
23 DF Laurent Ciman 5 August 1985 (aged 28) 8 Belgium Standard Liège

Midfielders:
6 MF Axel Witsel 12 January 1989 (aged 25) 48 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
7 MF Kevin De Bruyne 28 June 1991 (aged 22) 21 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
8 MF Marouane Fellaini 22 November 1987 (aged 26) 50 England Manchester United
10 MF Eden Hazard 7 January 1991 (aged 23) 45 England Chelsea
11 MF Kevin Mirallas 5 October 1987 (aged 26) 44 England Everton
16 MF Steven Defour 15 April 1988 (aged 26) 43 Portugal Porto
19 MF Mousa Dembélé 16 July 1987 (aged 26) 57 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 MF Adnan Januzaj 5 February 1995 (aged 19) 1 England Manchester United
22 MF Nacer Chadli 2 October 1989 (aged 24) 20 England Tottenham Hotspur

Forwards:
9 FW Romelu Lukaku 13 May 1993 (aged 21) 29 England Everton
14 FW Dries Mertens 6 May 1987 (aged 27) 25 Italy Napoli
17 FW Divock Origi 18 April 1995 (aged 19) 2 France Lille

Manager
Marc Wilmots

Formation

Record at the WC:
Appearances 12 (First in 1930)

Best result: 4th in 1986

Fifa World Ranking
12

[Alex]

Goalkeepers:
1 GK Cédric Si Mohamed 9 January 1985 (aged 29) 1 Algeria CS Constantine
16 GK Mohamed Zemmamouche 19 March 1985 (aged 29) 7 Algeria USM Alger
23 GK Raïs M'Bolhi 25 April 1986 (aged 28) 28 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia

Defenders:
2 DF Madjid Bougherra (c) 7 October 1982 (aged 31) 62 Qatar Lekhwiya
3 DF Faouzi Ghoulam 1 February 1991 (aged 23) 6 Italy Napoli
4 DF Essaïd Belkalem 1 January 1989 (aged 25) 13 England Watford
5 DF Rafik Halliche 2 September 1986 (aged 27) 29 Portugal Académica
6 DF Djamel Mesbah 9 October 1984 (aged 29) 26 Italy Livorno
12 DF Carl Medjani 15 May 1985 (aged 29) 26 France Valenciennes
17 DF Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba 5 March 1988 (aged 26) 7 Spain Mallorca
20 DF Aïssa Mandi 22 October 1991 (aged 22) 2 France Reims

Midfielders:
7 MF Hassan Yebda 14 May 1984 (aged 30) 25 Italy Udinese
8 MF Medhi Lacen 15 May 1984 (aged 30) 30 Spain Getafe
10 MF Sofiane Feghouli 26 December 1989 (aged 24) 19 Spain Valencia
11 MF Yacine Brahimi 8 February 1990 (aged 24) 6 Spain Granada
14 MF Nabil Bentaleb 24 November 1994 (aged 19) 3 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 MF Abdelmoumene Djabou 31 January 1987 (aged 27) 8 Tunisia Club Africain
19 MF Saphir Taïder 29 February 1992 (aged 22) 11 Italy Internazionale
21 MF Riyad Mahrez 21 February 1991 (aged 23) 2 England Leicester City
22 MF Mehdi Mostefa 30 August 1983 (aged 30) 23 France Ajaccio

Forwards:
9 FW Nabil Ghilas 20 April 1990 (aged 24) 5 Portugal Porto
13 FW Islam Slimani 18 June 1988 (aged 25) 20 Portugal Sporting CP
15 FW El Arbi Hillel Soudani 25 November 1987 (aged 26) 22 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Manager
Vahid Halilhodžić

Formation

Record at the WC:
Appearances 4 (First in 1982)

Best result: Group Stages

Fifa World Ranking
25

[Alex]

Goalkeepers:
1 GK Igor Akinfeev 8 April 1986 (aged 28) 69 Russia CSKA Moscow
12 GK Yuri Lodygin 26 May 1990 (aged 24) 3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
16 GK Sergey Ryzhikov 19 September 1980 (aged 33) 1 Russia Rubin Kazan

Defenders:
2 DF Aleksei Kozlov 16 November 1986 (aged 27) 11 Russia Dynamo Moscow
3 DF Georgi Shchennikov 27 April 1991 (aged 23) 4 Russia CSKA Moscow
4 DF Sergei Ignashevich 14 July 1979 (aged 34) 98 Russia CSKA Moscow
5 DF Andrei Semyonov 24 March 1989 (aged 25) 1 Russia Terek Grozny
13 DF Vladimir Granat 22 May 1987 (aged 27) 5 Russia Dynamo Moscow
14 DF Vasili Berezutski (c) 20 June 1982 (aged 31) 78 Russia CSKA Moscow
22 DF Andrey Yeshchenko 9 February 1984 (aged 30) 12 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala
23 DF Dmitri Kombarov 22 January 1987 (aged 27) 23 Russia Spartak Moscow

Midfielders:
7 MF Igor Denisov 17 May 1984 (aged 30) 44 Russia Dynamo Moscow
8 MF Denis Glushakov 27 January 1987 (aged 27) 26 Russia Spartak Moscow
10 MF Alan Dzagoev 17 June 1990 (aged 23) 33 Russia CSKA Moscow
15 MF Pavel Mogilevets 25 January 1993 (aged 21) 1 Russia Rubin Kazan
17 MF Oleg Shatov 29 July 1990 (aged 23) 7 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
20 MF Viktor Fayzulin 22 April 1986 (aged 28) 19 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg

Forwards:
6 FW Maksim Kanunnikov 14 July 1991 (aged 22) 2 Russia Rubin Kazan
9 FW Aleksandr Kokorin 19 March 1991 (aged 23) 22 Russia Dynamo Moscow
11 FW Aleksandr Kerzhakov 27 November 1982 (aged 31) 81 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
18 FW Yuri Zhirkov 20 August 1983 (aged 30) 61 Russia Dynamo Moscow
19 FW Aleksandr Samedov 19 July 1984 (aged 29) 17 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
21 FW Aleksei Ionov 18 February 1989 (aged 25) 5 Russia Dynamo Moscow

Manager
Fabio Capello

Formation

Record at the WC:
Appearances 3 (First in 1994)

Best result: Group Stage

Fifa World Ranking
18

[Alex]

Squad: Position Name Age Caps Club

Goalkeepers:
1 GK Jung Sung-ryong 4 January 1985 (aged 29) 61 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
21 GK Kim Seung-gyu 30 September 1990 (aged 23) 5 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
23 GK Lee Bum-young 2 April 1989 (aged 25) 0 South Korea Busan IPark

Defenders:
2 DF Kim Chang-soo 12 September 1985 (aged 28) 9 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
3 DF Yun Suk-young 13 February 1990 (aged 24) 4 England Queens Park Rangers
4 DF Kwak Tae-hwi 8 July 1981 (aged 32) 35 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
5 DF Kim Young-gwon 27 February 1990 (aged 24) 21 China Guangzhou Evergrande
6 DF Hwang Seok-ho 27 June 1989 (aged 24) 3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
12 DF Lee Yong 24 December 1986 (aged 27) 12 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
20 DF Hong Jeong-ho 12 August 1989 (aged 24) 25 Germany FC Augsburg
22 DF Park Joo-ho[67] 16 January 1987 (aged 27) 14 Germany Mainz 05

Midfielders:
7 MF Kim Bo-kyung 6 October 1989 (aged 24) 28 Wales Cardiff City
8 MF Ha Dae-sung 2 March 1985 (aged 29) 13 China Beijing Guoan
13 MF Koo Ja-cheol (c) 27 February 1989 (aged 25) 37 Germany Mainz 05
14 MF Han Kook-young 19 April 1990 (aged 24) 10 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
15 MF Park Jong-woo 10 March 1989 (aged 25) 10 China Guangzhou R&F
16 MF Ki Sung-yueng 24 January 1989 (aged 25) 58 England Sunderland
17 MF Lee Chung-yong 2 July 1988 (aged 25) 55 England Bolton Wanderers

Forwards:
9 FW Son Heung-min 8 July 1992 (aged 21) 25 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 FW Park Chu-young 10 July 1985 (aged 28) 64 England Watford
11 FW Lee Keun-ho 11 April 1985 (aged 29) 63 South Korea Sangju Sangmu
18 FW Kim Shin-wook 14 April 1988 (aged 26) 27 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
19 FW Ji Dong-won 28 May 1991 (aged 23) 28 Germany FC Augsburg
Manager
Hong Myung-Bo

Formation

Record at the WC:
Appearances 9 (First in 1954)

Best result: 4th Place 2002

Fifa World Ranking
55

[Alex]

Russia, Algeria and Belgium squads updated

[Liverpel]

Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick to lead Belgium to a 5-1 win over Luxembourg and boost his chances of being his country’s first-choice striker at the World Cup in the absence of the injured Christian Benteke.

The substitute Nacer Chadli and Kevin De Bruyne, with a penalty, scored the other goals. The game was also noteworthy for the debut of Manchester United’s winger Janet Jazz Jazz Jam, who made an immediate impact.

“He gives us an extra dimension,” said Belgium’s coach Marc Wilmots, but warned Jazz Jazz Jam was still far off getting his spot in the starting lineup. “He faces a lot of competition.”

[john316]

First choice striker? He's the only proper striker in the squad?

[Ams12]

Russia!! Yuri Jerkoff

[Bender]

Adnan Januzaj has had his debut for Belgium ruled invalid - and Romelu Lukaku has lost his hat-trick - after Fifa downgraded last month's 5-1 friendly victory over Luxembourg.

Belgium boss Marc Wilmots made seven substitutions during the match on 26 May, but Fifa rules only allow six.

Fifa has now demoted it from an official friendly to a practice match.
Lukaku is back down to six Belgium goals, while Nacer Chadli and Kevin De Bruyne also lose one each.

Wilmots made five changes at half-time, a sixth in the 61st minute, and the seventh in the 77th when defender Jan Vertonghen was replaced by Nicolas Lombaerts.
Goalkeeper Sammy Bossut has also lost his first international cap from the record books.

Manchester United teenager Januzaj is expected to make his debut - again - for Belgium against Tunisia in Brussels on Saturday, before heading to the World Cup.
BBC

[Shaggy]

Looking forward to seeing Alan Dzagoev - whatever happened to him? At one point there was barely a more coveted young player in Europe.

[Liverpool]

Looking forward to seeing Alan Dzagoev - whatever happened to him? At one point there was barely a more coveted young player in Europe.

It seems he doesnt even start for Russia anymore

[Darkon]

Belgium and South Korea to go through this one is my prediction.

[REDSCOUSER]

Belgium & Russia from this group all the way. The other two are just average.

[danperkins]

Belgium & Russia from this group all the way. The other two are just average.

although Korea,Algeria and Russia aren't that great. Belgium should romp that group.