Rio de Janeiro: Having come from behind to beat Algeria in their opening game, Belgium can reach the World Cup knockout phase by beating Russia at Rio de Janeiro's fabled Maracana on Sunday.


Russia's defender Sergey Ignashevich (C) takes part in a training session at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Pic/AFP 

Marc Wilmots' 'golden generation' looked destined to make a meek entrance into the tournament after falling behind to a Sofiane Feghouli penalty in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday, but late goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens got them off to a winning start.