| Feghouli (P) | Felliani, Mertens |
– Belgium show good character, patience & ultimately quality to beat Algeria (2-1) & go top of Group H.
– Algeria defend deep & nulify Belgium for large parts of the game.
– Belgium had 17 shots on all in total & become the 6th team in the tournament to win a game after conceding the first goal thanks to relatively late goals from substitutes Felliani & Mertens.
· Belgium score their first World Cup goal & get their first World Cup win since 2002; their last goal(s) & win prior to today were against fellow group H (2014) side Russia (3-2).
· Algeria score their first World Cup goal since 1986; their last World Cup win came in 1982.
· Substitute Felliani scores for Belgium despite not having scored a league goal last season (2013/14).
· Belgium are the sixth team to win a game at the 2014 World Cup after conceding the first goal.
· Yet another game at the 2014 World Cup ends 2-1 & has exactly 3 goals in.
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