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12Story of the tournamentGermany and the USA advanced to theknockout stage while Portugal and Ghana cutshort their stay in Brazil.Group H: Algeria and Belgium show theirpotentialBelgium came from behind to defeat Algeria2-1 in their opening match and continuedwith a 1-0 victory over Russia. Having alreadyguaranteed their passage to the next round,they beat Korea Republic 1-0 in the finalgroup game, leaving the latter at the foot ofthe group. Belgium joined the Netherlands,Colombia and Argentina in the exclusivegroup of teams who won all their matchesin the group stage. Algeria got over theiropening-match defeat with a 4-2 win overKorea Republic and fought hard to hold Russiato a 1-1 draw and advance. Korea Republicreturned home early with only one point.Round of 16Brazil v. Chile 1-1 a.e.t. (1-1, 1-1), 3-2 PSOBrazil took on neighbours Chile in a hightempomatch in Belo Horizonte. The hoststook an 18 th -minute lead when David Luiz (4)converted a goalmouth tap-in from a cornerbefore Chilean forward Sánchez (7) repliedjust quarter of an hour later. The second halfwas a closely contested affair as the two teamsstruggled to maintain the high tempo ofthe first period. Chile took the initiative andcreated a number of dangerous attacks andforced the Seleção to drop back to defend,leaving only the two attackers Fred (9) andNeymar (10) forward. Despite their soloefforts, Brazil came nowhere near to scoring.Chilean forward Pinilla (9) crashed a shotagainst the crossbar in extra time but Brazilheld out and went on to win 3-2 on spot kicks.Colombia v. Uruguay 2-0 (1-0)Having topped Group C, Colombia came upagainst a Uruguay team that was withouttheir suspended striker Luis Suárez and wentall out to attack. Uruguay added anotherdefensive midfielder, leaving only DiegoForlán (10) and Edinson Cavani (21) up front,and broke up the game with some musculartackling as the game struggled to ignite.Colombian striker James Rodríguez (10)picked his moment to shine when he hit amagnificent volley home from outside thepenalty area to give his side a 28 th -minutelead. The second goal came after someexcellent combination play by Colombia, withRodríguez pouncing to complete the scoringand send his side through.Netherlands v. Mexico 2-1 (0-0)The Oranje took on Mexico in a match with aquick tempo from the start. Dutchman ArjenRobben (11) and el Tri’s Giovani dos Santos(10) provided the main goal threat for each