Belgium vs Algeria: result 2-1 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 1Kick-off on June 17, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
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What was the result of Belgium vs Algeria?
Belgium won 2-1 on June 17, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 25′S. FeghouliAlgeria (pen.)
- 70′M. FellainiBelgium
- 80′D. MertensBelgium
Official lineup for Belgium vs Algeria
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Belgium
- 9R. Lukaku
- 10E. Hazard
- 6A. Witsel
- 7K. De Bruyne
- 19M. Dembélé
- 22N. Chadli
- 2T. Alderweireld
- 4V. Kompany
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 15D. Van Buyten
- 1T. Courtois
Algeria
- 15H. Soudani
- 10S. Feghouli
- 14N. Bentaleb
- 19S. Taïder
- 21R. Mahrez
- 22M. Mostefa
- 2Madjid Bougherra
- 3F. Ghoulam
- 5R. Halliche
- 12Carl Medjani
- 23Adi Raïs Cobos Adrien Ouahab M'Bolhi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 0 matches in all competitions, Belgium have 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats; Algeria have 0, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2010 | USA(away) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 18, 2010 | England(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 13, 2010 | Slovenia(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Belgium sit 3rd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Algeria sit 4th (0 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BelgiumGroup G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | AlgeriaGroup J | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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