Belgium 2–1 Algeria: 2014 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
BelgiumAlgeriaGoalCard
Belgium
Algeria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Belgium1Algeria
Sofiane Feghouli opened the scoring at 25′.
Team comparison
BelgiumAlgeria
2Goals1
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MFMarouane FellainiBelgium · 70′1goal
- 2DMDries MertensBelgium · 80′1goal
- 3SFSofiane FeghouliAlgeria · 25′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group H
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-17
- Venue
- Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Belgium / AlgeriaBelgium
Marouane Fellaini70′
Dries Mertens80′
Algeria
Sofiane Feghouli (penalty)25′
Complete match timeline
BelgiumAlgeriaGoalCardSubstitution
Belgium
Algeria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1S. Feghouli 25′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0M. Fellaini 70′ · D. Mertens 80′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Belgium
Reported rolesTA
2Toby AlderweireldVK
4Vincent KompanyJV
5Jan VertonghenDV
15Daniel Van BuytenAW
6Axel WitselMD
19Mousa DembéléRL
9Romelu LukakuEH
10Eden HazardNC
22Nacer ChadliReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8MFMarouane Fellaini65′
- 14DMDries Mertens46′
- 17DODivock Origi58′
Match contributions
- Jan Vertonghen▰ 24′
- Marouane Fellaini⚽ 1
- Dries Mertens⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeper - 2TAToby AlderweireldRight-back
- 4VKVincent KompanyCentre-back
- 5JVJan VertonghenLeft-back
- 6AWAxel WitselCentral midfielder
- 7
Kevin De BruyneAttacking midfielder - 9RLRomelu LukakuCentre-forward
- 10EHEden HazardLeft winger
- 15DVDaniel Van BuytenCentre-back
- 19MDMousa DembéléCentral midfielder
- 22NCNacer ChadliRight winger
Algeria
Reported rolesRM
23Raïs M'BolhiMB
2Madjid BougherraFG
3Faouzi GhoulamRH
5Rafik HallicheMM
22Mehdi MostefaCM
12Carl MedjaniNB
14Nabil BentalebST
19Saphir TaïderSF
10Sofiane FeghouliHS
15Hillal SoudaniReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8MLMehdi Lacen71′
- 9NGNabil Ghilas84′
- 13ISIslam Slimani66′
Match contributions
- Sofiane Feghouli⚽ 1
- Nabil Bentaleb▰ 34′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2MBMadjid BougherraCentre-back
- 3FGFaouzi GhoulamLeft-back
- 5RHRafik HallicheCentre-back
- 10SFSofiane FeghouliAttacking midfielder
- 12CMCarl MedjaniCentral midfielder
- 14NBNabil BentalebLeft midfielder
- 15HSHillal SoudaniCentre-forward
- 19STSaphir TaïderRight midfielder
- 21
Riyad MahrezAttacking midfielder - 22MMMehdi MostefaRight-back
- 23RMRaïs M'BolhiGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Belgium1Algeria
Sofiane Feghouli opened the scoring at 25′.
Team comparison
BelgiumAlgeria
2Goals1
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1MFMarouane FellainiBelgium · 70′1goal
- 2DMDries MertensBelgium · 80′1goal
- 3SFSofiane FeghouliAlgeria · 25′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group H
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-17
- Venue
- Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Belgium / AlgeriaBelgium
Marouane Fellaini70′
Dries Mertens80′
Algeria
Sofiane Feghouli (penalty)25′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.