Belgium (Belgica) 1-0 South Korea
| Vertonghen |
Algeria 1-1 Russia (Russia)
| Slimani | Kokorin |
Belgium maintain their 100% record at the 2014 World Cup.
Bélgica ya ha ganado todos los partidos en este mundial de brasil.
Algeria become the second African nation to go through to the knock-out stages of the 2014 World Cup and do so for the first time in their history.
Algeria es el segundo país africano que progresa al fase segunda del mundial de fútbol 2014.
· Algeria scored as many goals as Argentina (6) in the first round of the 2014 World Cup.
• Algeria marcó la misma cifra de goles (6) que Argentina en los primeros tres partidos de este mundial de fútbol.
· Jan Vertonghen is the first starter to score for Belgium at the 2014 World Cup; their prevous 3 goals had came from substitutes.
· Jan Vertonghen scores against SOUTH AFRICA (1-0) having not scored a league goal last season (2013/14).
· Belgium become the first team to win a game at the 2014 World Cup with 10 men; 8 teams have had a player sent off prior to Defour’s red card against South Korea (1-0) but did not win in any of them.
· South Korea’s run of scoring in 6 consecutive World Cup games comes to an end; the last time they failed to score in a World Cup game was in Germany in 2006 versus Switzerland (2-0).
· All of Belgium’s World Cup goals (4) – all scored by different players – thus far have been scored from 70 minutes or later.
· Russia along with England are the only European teams that did win a game at the 2014 World Cup.
· Belgium along with Costa Rica are the only teams not to have conceded a goal in open play during the group stage of the 2014 World Cup.
· Russia were the only team to draw more than one game in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup having drew twice – against South Korea (1-1) & Algeria (1-1).
– Algeria join Uruguay & Greece as of only 3 teams (out of 16) to progress to the knock-outs of the 2014 World Cup having lost their first game.
– Algeria become the 16th team to reach the last 16 of the 2014 World Cup; 11 of the 16 Teams that Progressed to the knock-out stages of the 2014 World Cup have not previously won the World Cup.
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