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The first match of the day saw everyone's favourite dark horses Belgium take on the Algerian side at Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte

Algerian fans travelled in large numbers to the sunny stadium...

... Making for a very colourful crowd, which featured some sort of prince and a Los Angeles Lakers fan, among others

The Belgians weren't to be outdone, though, as hundreds of faces painted red, yellow and black stood out in the crowd

The Red Devils, as the Belgium squad are known, had plenty of whole-hearted support

Algeria forward Sofiane Feghouli vies with Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard during the first half of the match, which saw Algeria play a disciplined, steady game, while Belgium seemed disjointed

To the surprise of many, Hazard could not find his groove from kick-off

At 24' Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen laid a sloppy foul on Feghouli in the box and received the match's first yellow card

Feghouli converted a clever penalty to put Algeria up 1-0

The goal marked Feghouli's third in his last seven appearances for Algeria, which is as many as he had scored in the 27 matches prior

The Algeria squad lift Feghouli in celebration

Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra reaches for the ball, as Belgium begins to apply steady pressure in the second half of play

Feghouli managed a couple more shots on Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois

Yet, it was Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini who scored next, providing an equalising header at 70'

Fellaini high fives Belgium coach Marc Wilmots following the crucial play

And no more than 10 minutes later, midfielder Dries Mertens solidified Belgium's come-from-behind victory with a gorgeous goal, leaving the final score at 3-1

Then onto Fortaleza and Estádio Castelão, where Elvis and the Hulk formed an unlikely bond in cheering on the Brazilian home squad

Fans of Mexico returned to the stands en masse, toting what might be the largest World Cup trophy ever sculpted or even conceived

A capacity crowd of 67,037 flocked into the recently re-furbished stadium

Things were pretty wild...

... as supporters of Brazil and Mexico waited to cheer on the two leaders of Group A

Star Brazil forward Neymar got a bit choked up during his country's national anthem, a moment which offered the world a chance to marvel at his new blonde 'do

The phenom broke through the Mexico defence on more than one occasion during the first half, but he couldn't quite find the net

Another of Neymar's close shots on goal, this time from a high header

Brazil midfielder Paulinho and Mexico midfielder Jose Juan Vazquez compete side by side for the ball, during a scoreless opening half which saw great defensive efforts on both sides of the ball

The man of the match was no doubt Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who made a number of super saves on the day

Ochoa, having dived to make another spectacular save

Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari gestures toward a banged up Neymar, who couldn't translate his play-making energy into goal-scoring against the well-matched Mexican side

Mexico midfielder Hector Herrera, Brazil midfielder Luiz Gustavo, and Mexico forward Oribe Peralta, during the match which saw both teams split possession evenly down the line

Fans all over Brazil - including here in Manaus - watched the action, on edge hoping for a victory...

... One which Neymar couldn't deliver

Scolari, equally frustrated, watches Mexico midfielder Marco Fabian beat Brazil defender Marcelo to the ball, as the final minutes tick by

By the final whistle, Mexico and Brazil drew scoreless, with Ochoa's seven saves and the two teams' virtually equal shot sheets spelling out the story of the match

And finally, Day 6 of the World Cup saw Russia take on South Korea in the second Group H match on the day

A Korea fan waved this massive flag on his way into the stadium

Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, which hosted Chile v Australia last week, was the stage for the match

Russian players sit on the bench. Russia is the only squad of the 32 that selected exclusively domestic players to make the trip to Brazil

The first half saw only one shot on target, proving one of the slowest openings seen so far. Here, Russia midfielder Denis Glushakov and Korea forward Koo Ja-Cheol compete for the ball

Russia coach - and former England coach - Fabio Capello watches the action with a look of dubious gloom

Russia forward Alexander Kokorin extends his reach against Korean defender Kim Young-Gwon

Hong Myung-Bo, Korea's coach, looks on. A World Cup veteran as a player, Hong appeared in four tournaments, including their surprise fourth place finish in 2002

Doing little to smash the stalemate, Russia defender and captain Sergey Ignashevich and Korea midfielder and captain Lee Chung-Yong collide while watching the ball float serenely away

Don't worry boys - we all shared your pain

Kokorin was none too pleased with the go of things either

Ignashevich finally managed to get off a shot toward the Korea goal...

... which Korea goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryong properly wrapped up

By the end of the first half, Korea midfielder Son Heung-Min expressed the sentiments of many, as the score remained totally stuck at 0-0

Thankfully, the second half was much more open than the first, allowing South Korea to grab the lead at 68' with a goal dropped by Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev into his own net

Korea forward Lee Keun-Ho (R) celebrates the goal, which drove the score to 1-0

Akinfeev, on the other hand, lamented his mistake with obvious anguish

Less than 10 minutes later, though, Russia produced an equaliser, with forward Aleksandr Kerzhakov sending a strike past Korea goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong

Kerzhakov rightly celebrated the achievement, which rounded out the 1-1 draw and ensured that Russia saved a point on the evening

Gallery: World Cup - Day 6

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