Group H of the 2014 FIFA World Cup consists of Belgium, Algeria, Russia, and South Korea. Play begins on 17 June and ends on 26 June 2014.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking[nb 1]
H1 (seed)	Belgium	UEFA Group A Winners	11 October 2013	12th	2002	Fourth place (1986)	5
H2	Algeria	CAF Third Round Winners	19 November 2013	4th	2010	Group stage (1982, 1986, 2010)	32
H3	Russia	UEFA Group F Winners	15 October 2013	10th[nb 2]	2002	Fourth place (1966)[nb 3]	19
H4	South Korea	AFC Fourth Round Group A Runners-up	18 June 2013	9th	2010	Fourth place (2002)	56

Previous FIFA World Cup meetings

The following were the previous head-to-head meetings in the FIFA World Cup finals tournament between teams in the group:^[1]

Belgium vs Russia (including Soviet Union)

• 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

South Korea vs Belgium

• 1990, group stage: South Korea 0–2 Belgium
• 1998, group stage: South Korea 1–1 Belgium

Standings

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Matches

Belgium vs Algeria

17 June 2014 13:00 UTC-3

Belgium	Match 15	Algeria

Estádio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

17 June 2014 18:00 UTC-4

Russia	Match 16	South Korea

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

22 June 2014 13:00 UTC-3

Belgium	Match 31	Russia

Estádio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro

22 June 2014 16:00 UTC-3

South Korea	Match 32	Algeria

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

26 June 2014 17:00 UTC-3

South Korea	Match 47	Belgium

Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

26 June 2014 17:00 UTC-3

Algeria	Match 48	Russia

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba