Belgium vs Russia player ratings World Cup 2014: Did Marouane Fellaini make an impact?
A look at the individual performances from this Group H encounter
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Your support makes all the difference.Belgium are through to the knock-out phase of the competition thanks to a late goal from Divock Origi.
Everyone's dark horses for the competition were once again reliant on a player coming off the bench to make a difference.
While in the 2-1 opening win over Algeria it was the experienced pair of Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens, who both were rewarded with a place in the starting XI for this match, against Russia it was a somewhat unknown 19-year-old.
Origi, who was making just his fourth appearance for Belgium and has only appeared 22 times in Ligue 1 for club side Lille, scored after 88 minutes after good combination play with Eden Hazard.
The result means Belgium are through to the knock-out stage while Russia can still make it through, despite Fabio Capello's side being on just one point.
But who was the star man? Click through our player ratings below...
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