Group H: Algeria-Russia & South Korea-Belgium [View all]

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Group H: Algeria-Russia
4PM EDT

BBC Match Preview: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285498

Fifa Match Info: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186506/index.html#nosticky

ESPN: http://www.espnfc.us/gamecast/383257/gamecast.html

Group H: South Korea-Belgium

4PM EDT

BBC Match Preview: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285474

Fifa Match Info: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186480/index.html#nosticky

ESPN: http://www.espnfc.us/gamecast/383256/gamecast.html

The winner of this group plays the US in the Round of 16

Advancement Scenarios:

– Belgium has secured advancement to the knockout round. It will win the group with a win or draw against South Korea, or a loss combined with a loss or draw by Algeria against Russia. It will finish second in the group with a loss combined with an Algeria win over Russia.

– Algeria will advance with a win over Russia, or a draw combined with a Belgium-South Korea draw. It will win the group with a win over Russia combined with a Belgium loss to South Korea. If Algeria ties Russia and South Korea defeats Belgium, the second-place team from the group will come down to tiebreakers, though Algeria is likely to win that tiebreaker because of its sizable goal-differential edge over South Korea.

– Russia will advance with a win over Algeria combined with a Belgium win over South Korea, or a South Korea win that does not eclipse its plus-one edge in goal differential.

– South Korea will advance with a win over Belgium combined with a Russia win over Algeria (if it overtakes Russia on goal-differential tiebreaker) or a Russia tie with Algeria (only if it overtakes Algeria on goal differential).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/06/26/heres-how-u-s-soccer-can-advance-in-the-world-cup-group-g-group-h-scenarios