The 31st contest of the FIFA World Cup 2014 is going to be held between Belgium and Russia. The Group H contest should be exciting as Belgium will try to make sure its place in the “group of 16” by winning this contest. Russia, however, must not lose this contest as it has only 1 point so far. If Belgium loses this game, the table will be wide open.
Head to Head
These 2 sides played 8 occasions against each other before. Belgium won 3 occasions, Russia 4 and 1 ended in a draw. There were 22 goals scored. Russia scored 12 of those, Belgium 10.
Important Players
Belgium: Romelu Lukaku, Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens
Russia: Alexander Kerzhakov, Aleksandr Kokorin and Igor Akinfeev
Date, Time & Venue
Brazil’s time zone is UTC/GMT -3. The game begins at 1 pm (local time) on June 22, which means it is 2 am on June 23 in Nsw, Australia. The contest will be held at Maracanã – Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho in Rio De Janeiro.
FIFA World Cup 2014: Belgium vs Russia match prediction
This will be a very aggressive game which will probably decide the top 2 positions in Group H. Belgium will turn out to be a little bit better than its rival and win it 2-1.
FIFA World Cup 2014 match Broadcasters
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