Belgium v Russia, 22 June 2014

Score1-0 to Belgium
RefereeFelix Brych
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals group H
VenueMaracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance73,819
Kick-off 1.00pm local (5.00pm BST) 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) The two teams had met in eight previous matches (including matches involving the Soviet Union), including four times 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). 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.

1  Belgium

Manager: Marc Wilmots

0  Russia

Manager: Fabio Capello

Goals:

Divock Origi 88 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Vincent Kompany (captain)
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Romelu Lukaku
Forward Dries Mertens

Starting lineup:

Igor Akinfeev Goalkeeper
Vassili Berezutskiy Defender (captain)
Aleksei Kozlov Defender
Viktor Faizulin Midfielder
Denis Glushakov Midfielder
Dmitriy Kombarov Midfielder
Aleksandr Samedov Midfielder
Oleg Shatov Midfielder

Substitutions:

Jan Vertonghen for Thomas Vermaelen 31
Divock Origi for Romelu Lukaku 57
Kevin Mirallas for Dries Mertens 75

Substitutions:

Andrei Eshchenko for Aleksei Kozlov 62
Alan Dzagoev for Oleg Shatov 83
Alexander Kerzhakov for Aleksandr Samedov 90

Cards:

Axel Witsel 54 Y
Toby Alderweireld 73 Y

Cards:

Denis Glushakov 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sammy Bossut
Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Laurent Ciman
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Steven Defour
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Kevin Mirallas
Forward Divock Origi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin
Goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov
Defender Andrei Eshchenko
Defender Vladimir Granat
Defender Andrei Semenov
Defender Yuri Zhirkov
Midfielder Igor Denisov
Midfielder Alan Dzagoev
Midfielder Aleksei Ionov
Midfielder Pavel Mogilevets

1  Belgium

Manager: Marc Wilmots

Goals:

Divock Origi 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Vincent Kompany (captain)
Defender Thomas Vermaelen
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder Axel Witsel
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Romelu Lukaku
Forward Dries Mertens

Substitutions:

Jan Vertonghen for Thomas Vermaelen 31
Divock Origi for Romelu Lukaku 57
Kevin Mirallas for Dries Mertens 75

Cards:

Axel Witsel 54 Y
Toby Alderweireld 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sammy Bossut
Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Laurent Ciman
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Steven Defour
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Kevin Mirallas
Forward Divock Origi

0  Russia

Manager: Fabio Capello

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Igor Akinfeev Goalkeeper
Vassili Berezutskiy Defender (captain)
Aleksei Kozlov Defender
Viktor Faizulin Midfielder
Denis Glushakov Midfielder
Dmitriy Kombarov Midfielder
Aleksandr Samedov Midfielder
Oleg Shatov Midfielder

Substitutions:

Andrei Eshchenko for Aleksei Kozlov 62
Alan Dzagoev for Oleg Shatov 83
Alexander Kerzhakov for Aleksandr Samedov 90

Cards:

Denis Glushakov 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin
Goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov
Defender Andrei Eshchenko
Defender Vladimir Granat
Defender Andrei Semenov
Defender Yuri Zhirkov
Midfielder Igor Denisov
Midfielder Alan Dzagoev
Midfielder Aleksei Ionov
Midfielder Pavel Mogilevets