World Cup: Belgium battle back to win
Substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens prevented Belgium’s much-hyped World Cup campaign falling flat as they helped them come from behind to beat Algeria 2-1.
Belgium, seen by many as genuine contenders in Brazil, were losing to Sofiane Feghouli’s first-half penalty until coach Marc Wilmots made all three substitutions by the 65th minute.
First Fellaini levelled with a towering header 20 minutes from time then Mertens, sent on at the interval, rifled home Eden Hazard’s 80th-minute pass.