Belgium Vs Russia at Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
Managers
Marc Wilmots (Belgium)
Fabio Capello(Russia)
Match Facts
Head-to-head
- The two nations have met eight times, with Russia ahead by four wins to three.
- Four of those clashes have come in the World Cup. Both sides have won twice, with Belgium victorious in the last two: in 1986 and 2002. Current Belgium boss Marc Wilmots scored what proved to be the winner in that latter game in a 3-2 group stage victory.
- Belgium won the most recent encounter 2-0 in a friendly in Russia in November 2010. It extended their unbeaten run in this fixture to four matches (W3, D1).
- Marc Wilmots' side have won three successive matches in all competitions and are unbeaten in four.
- Belgium are unbeaten in their last seven World Cup group games, winning twice (D5).
- However, they haven't kept a clean sheet in their last seven World Cup games.
- Romelu Lukaku failed to register a single touch in the opposition penalty area against Algeria.
- Russia are unbeaten in their last 11 matches (W7, D4) since a 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Belfast against Northern Ireland in August 2013.
- Aleksandr Kerzhakov's goal against South Korea equalled Vladimir Beschastnykh's national record tally of 26 goals for Russia.
- Russia's last eight World Cup goals have come in the second half.
Goal Scorer - Divock Origi(88)
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