Manchester United misfit Marouane Fellaini came off the bench to inspire a dramatic Belgian fightback against Algeria on Tuesday as Marc Wilmots’ young side opened their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win.

The 0-0 scoreless match up posted by the Super Eagles against the Team Melli of Iran was like suffering a defeat to many Nigerians, who turned up in Brazil for the World Cup.

A former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Taiwo Ogunjobi, on Tuesday said that the Super Eagles should focus on how to qualify from the group stage.

Fabio Capello returns to the World Cup in charge of Russia four years after a miserable exit from the 2010 finals with England, who were hammered 4-1 by old rivals German

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Brazil play Mexico in their second World Cup match on Tuesday knowing that a win would virtually secure a place in the last 16.

Belgium are playing their first game in a World Cup finals since 2002.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took to Twitter on Tuesday to praise his country’s 0-0 draw with Nigeria, after a lacklustre football World Cup opener for Team Melli in Brazil.

Win-less run in 16 years at the FIFA World Cup continued yesterday in Curitiba when they played a barren draw with Iran.

Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi was awarded the Man of the Match against Iran, by the Football governing body, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA.

United States beat Ghana 2-1 in their World Cup Group G clash on Monday with Clint Dempsey scoring the first goal after just 30 seconds and German-born John Brooks getting a dramatic winner.