17 June,2014 07:08 PM IST | | A Correspondent
FIFA World Cup also known as World Cup Finals, is an international association football contest by the senior men's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The contest took place after every four years from the time of the inaugural tournament in 1930. The recent champions are Spain, who won the FIFA World Cup Finals competition in South Africa in 2010.
Today In 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA 2014 Belgium and Algeria will contest against each other at 9:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) / 13:00 PM Local Time. Check out Belgium vs Algeria 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA 2014 live scores, points table, news, fixtures, team profiles and photos on today at 9:30 PM IST and 13:00 PM Local Time.
FIFA World Cup also known as World Cup Finals, is an international association football contest by the senior men's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The contest took place after every four years from the time of the inaugural tournament in 1930. The recent champions are Spain, who won the FIFA World Cup Finals competition in South Africa in 2010.
Today In 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA 2014 Belgium and Algeria will contest against each other at 9:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) / 13:00 PM Local Time. Check out Belgium vs Algeria 2014 FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA World Cup 2014 / FIFA 2014 live scores, points table, news, fixtures, team profiles and photos on today at 9:30 PM IST and 13:00 PM Local Time on https://www.mid-day.com/sports/fifa-world-cup-2014.
In total 19 World Cup tournaments that have happened till now had been won by eight different national squads. Brazil is the only team to have played in every tournament and won five times in FIFA World Cup. The other FIFA World Cup winners are Italy with four titles, West Germany with three titles, Argentina and inaugural winners Uruguay, with two titles each; and England, France, and Spain, with one title each.
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The current 2014 FIFA World Cup contest is going on in Brazil which the host team. The next two FIFA World Cups will be hosted by Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Teams that will contest today against each other are Belgium and Algeria at 9:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) and at 1 PM Local time.
About Belgium Team FIFA World Cup 2014
Belgians is the favorite team of the group after they arrive at the tournament with what is fast becoming known as Belgium's 'Golden Generation'. Belgians qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2002 with a nine-point margin between themselves and the 2nd placed team in their group Croatia. Belgium will open against Algeria on today i.e. on 17 June, 2014.
Belgium won the fourth place in the year 1986 but didn't qualify for the previous world cup. The FIFA Ranking of the Belgium is 12. Marc Wilmots is a coach of Belgium team and Vincet Kompany is a Captain of the team.
About Algeria Team FIFA World Cup 2014
Desert Foxes is the only Arab nation in the World Cup this year and opponents will be wise if they take them too lightly. Although they might not progress in the 2nd round, they could shock one of their highly imaginary opponents. While they failed to score a single goal in 2010, this time around they will be a stronger unit. Algeria's key player is France-born Sofiane Feghouli who played twice for the French U-21 side. His pace will make him a dangerous proposition for opposition defenders. Algeria will open against Belgium today i.e. on 17 June, 2014.
Algeria performed best in round 1. However, didn't make it past the group stage in the previous world cup. The FIFA Ranking of the Algeria is 25. Vahid Halilhodzic is a coach of the Algeria team and Madjid Bougherra is a caption of the team.
