From the completely renovated Estadio Mineirao to the delayed Arena de Sao Paulo, Group H will take place in a total of six venues as Algeria, Russia, South Korea, and Belgium battle it out for two tickets to the Round of 16 of the World Cup 2014.
Belgium
Perhaps the vogue team of the tournament, much is expected from the Belgians who despite a relatively poor World Cup pedigree, are one of the favourites to go all the way in Brazil.
The Red Devils have been building momentum in recent years thanks to a generation of talented and close-knit players, with coach and former player Marc Wilmots another major reason for their rise. Third on Belgium’s all-time top goalscorers list, Wilmots prefers a fluid approach, meaning midfielders like Axel Witsel are just as important as star man Eden Hazard.
At the back Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen keep things solid, although due to Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen – two natural centre-backs – playing in the full-back roles, there could be a lack of support from deep.
As far as friendlies are concerned, there has been no sign of suffering in friendly wins over Luxembourg and Sweden, but Belgium’s Group H rivals may see this as a weakness to exploit, especially when Russia possess Fabio Capello.
Russia
The masterful Fabio Capello is exactly the type of coach who will be able to play on such chinks in the armour, and his Russia side will be desperate to make an impact due to them hosting the tournament next time around in 2018.
Capello has won a total of nine Serie A titles as a player and coach, as well as glory in La Liga and the Champions League, so the Russian public see the Italian as the perfect man to lead a successful World Cup campaign. By success I mean reaching the Round of 16 – something they failed to achieve at Euro 2012 – and to do so Russia will need goals, an area in which Zenit St Petersburg’s Alexander Kerzhakov is their main threat.
The Russians were underwhelming in the 1-1 warm-up draw with Norway, but were solid enough to finish above Portugal in qualifying for Brazil, an achievement which is enough to prove their abilities.
South Korea
South Korea are another workmanlike side who lack star players, although it is hard not admire the Asians who are making their eighth consecutive World Cup finals appearance.
Coach Hong Myung-bo was a key part of the side who finished fourth on home soil in the 2002 tournament, and although he sets his team out with the usual discipline, he is attempting to take them in a new direction.
Creativity from the likes of Bayer Leverkusen’s Son Heung-min and Bolton Wanderers’ Lee Chung-yong is encouraged, and although the Taeguk Warriors fell to a tame 1-0 home defeat against Tunisia recently, Myung-bo will continue with this philosophy as his players step-up their match fitness.
Algeria
One of five African countries to reach Brazil, the Fennec Foxes will be licking their lips due to the slow build-up Russia and South Korea are having. 
Despite a disappointing 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria have come a long way since bowing out of the 2010 World Cup without scoring a goal.
Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodzic will have been in charge for three years come July, and over that time he has put faith in a number of new and exciting players.
Sporting Lisbon’s Islam Slimani is a perfect example having scored 11 goals in 17 caps since making his debut in 2012, and alongside the likes of Sofiane Feghouli, Nabil Ghilas and Hillel Soudani, he forms an attack that is more than capable of troubling the rest of Group H.
