HAZARD APPEARS AT THE END, ORIGI BRAND, BELGIUM AND RUSSIA WINS GUARANTEES A PLACE

Belgian star is hidden most of the game, icebreaker in the final straight and let                      striker, substitute Lukaku, free to make the winning goal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  There are many promises fall by the wayside in world football. A World Cup usually close cycles or set of players and teams, as was the case in Spain, eliminated in the first round. Belgium seems keen to show that his way is to be among the greats of the sport in 2014. Sleepy In a game at Maracana, woke up 42 minutes into the second half, beat Russia by 1-0 and secured their ranking in Group H for quarter-final. Featured the final appearance of his playmaker Hazard and goal Origi. In the last round, will South Korea ahead. The Russians face the Algerians and still have a glimmer of hope, depending on a combination of results.

Origi hit the goal 42 minutes into the second half and ensures the job (Photo: Agency Getty Images)

The expectation around Belgium materialized in the first minutes of play. With ball control, left the besieged Russia, but without getting a great move capable of scaring the goalkeeper Akinfeev. Deprived of a good performance of Hazard and Lukaku, the Belgian national team began to explore the right side of his bout with Mertens, author of one of the goals in the upset over Algeria in the first round.

However, those who had to work first was the goalkeeper Courtois. In a good move Shatov the ball with Fayzulin, who kicked left, the edge of the area, forcing the shirt 1 from Belgium doing great defense in right.

Mertens then began to appear more effectively and led the defense of Russia's madness, especially the left-Kombarov, vítma a sequence of dribbling, able to excite Belgian fans.However, lacked the submissions and aim more at intersections whim.

Belgium lost 30 minutes left-back Vermaelen, who had felt a sore left knee even on heating.Vertonghen took his place, but did not change the pace of the Belgian national team.

However, after 44 minutes, Russia had the best chance to open the scoring. In one of his few forays into attack, the wheel Glushakov crossed from the left and headed Kokorin free, back to Kompany, but the ball was out, leaving the cry of saved time for the second goal.

Russia returned the break getting more time with the ball and increase the number of players on defense of Belgium. The exchange of passes on the Russian midfield and improved Glushakov had a chance in the ninth minute, kicking crossed over the goal Courtois.

Belgians celebrate the savior goal (Photo: Getty)

Belgium took to find the second half. Until Kombarov victim Mertens in the first part of the game, found space and opportunity to approach the attack with some danger.

With difficulty, coach Marc Wilmots decided to change. He took the striker Lukaku and put Origi 13 minutes of the second tempop, repeating a replacement made in the victory over Algeria, which improved the attacking force in that game.

By injury, coach Fabio Capello made his first change, taking Kozlov, putting Eshchenko.Kept the structure of the team, which had been more effective than Belgium, controlling and confrontation.

In an attempt to change the game Wilmots made a tactical shift, reversing Mertens and Hazard aside. Still, he could not leave with the ball, or be dangerous in attack, succumbing marking the selection of Russia with Glushakov Fayzulin and filling the spaces well at midfield.

Belgium has defended and Russia had come loose. The reverse of what was expected at the beginning of the confrontation. After 30 minutes, Wilmots did last change. He took Mertens, who had vanished from the game in the second half and put Mirallas.

The final stretch of the game featured two team feeling the fatigue. At 36, Eshchenko had good chance but shot wide. Shortly after Capello Dzagoev put on the field in place of Shatov. But who decided to show up for the game was Hazard. At 39, hit the crossbar missing. Then made great play inside the area but the ball stopped in the Russian defense. The Brazilian fans have not forgiven and shouted "times without shame."

But Hazard had a card up his sleeve. In great move down the left side, Origi found in the middle of the area to make the saving goal and ensure Belgian victory 43 minutes from time. Now, with the certainty that it will be in the quarter-final of a World Cup, as happened in his last appearance in 2002.