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"This is the eight post in a series previewing the World Cup's eight groups. Read Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F and Group G to get fully up to speed.\n\nThe 2014 World Cup's Group H is headlined by Belgium, a tiny country currently enjoying a special generation of talent. In a group that lacks any other prime contenders, the Red Devils will have to watch out for upset-minded challengers intent on entering the tournament's knockout stage in high style.  \nSee also: Firsthand Proof That Brazil Is World Cup Soccer's True Home\nBut who are this group's biggest stars? Who has the best chance off shocking Belgium? Who will move on, and who will head home early? \nAll that (and more!) shall be revealed right here in our 10-minute guide to Group H.\nThe teams (FIFA world ranking in parenthesis)\n\nBelgium (12)\nRussia (18)\nAlgeria (25)\nSouth Korea (55)\n\nThe landscape\n\nRussia's Aleksandr Anyukov, left, and Alan Dzagoev, center, battle for a ball with Andorra's Sergio Moreno during their Euro 2012 Group B qualifying soccer match in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.Image: Misha Japaridze/Associated PressMaking its first World Cup appearance since 2002, Belgium is led by a prodigiously talented crew of young players. In fact, they've been mentioned so many times as a 2014 dark-horse contender over the past several months that the label may no longer apply. \nTo make it to the knockout stage, the Red Devils will have to get through a trio of teams that \u2014 on paper, at least \u2014 they should have no trouble with. Russia is coached by Italian manager Fabio Capello and led by CSKA Moscow offensive threat Alan Dzagoev. Algeria has never advanced past the World Cup's group stage and lacks a true star, but looks much improved from the squad that didn't score a goal at the 2010 tournament. South Korea is a speedy, fun-to-watch team \u2014 but not one that always gets its desired results. \nThe schedule (all times in ET)\n\nBelgium versus Algeria, June 17, Belo Horizonte, 12 p.m.\nRussia versus South Korea, June 17, Cuiaba, 6 p.m.\nBelgium versus Russia, June 22, Rio de Janeiro, 12 p.m.\nSouth Korea versus Algeria, June 22, Porto Alegre, 3 p.m.\nSouth Korea versus Belgium, June 26, Sao Paulo, 4 p.m.\nAlgeria versus Russia, June 26, Curitiba, 4 p.m.\n\n4 players to watch\nEden Hazard (Belgium): The 23-year-old Chelsea attacker is one of the world's best young players. Hazard is not a big guy, but he's fast, skilled and has a knack for producing jaw-dropping highlights. \n\nAlan Dzagoev (Russia): Dzagoev is another 23-year-old talent who will have to do big things in Brazil if his squad is to make any noise. He debuted for the Russian national team at just 18 years old and was among the Euro 2012 tournament's leading goal scorers. \n\nSofiane Feghouli (Algeria): Feghouli plays in the top-flight Spanish league for Valencia, where he's done well. He was born in Paris and chose to play for Algeria over France, despite having compete for Les Bleus at the under-21 level. His talent's not in doubt \u2014 but can he carry this Algerian squad to its first knockout stage appearance? \n\nKi Sung-yeung (South Korea): Ki pulls the strings as a central midfielder, both for Premier League club Sunderland and the South Korean national team. If South Korea's speedy strikers can find the net in Brazil, it will likely be thanks to Ki's skillful set-ups. \n\nThe prediction\nBelgium will live up to its hype here and move on to the knockout stage, where we'll finally see what the Red Devils are really made of. Algeria will finally score a goal after being shut out in 2010, but not enough to get out of the group. South Korea will similarly acquit itself well, but ultimately Russia will join Belgium in the knockout stage. \n\n\nUniforms of the World Cup, from best to worst\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Brazil\nWhen Brazil looks to win its sixth World Cup on its home soil this summer, it'll do so in the utmost style. The yellow and blue numbers above stick close to the blueprint for the sele\u00E7\u00E3o's respective home and away kits. Meanwhile, the dark green alternate jersey provides a nice change of pace, right down those subtly striped shorts. To mix our sports metaphors, Brazil (with some help from Nike) knocks it out of the park. Final score: 10/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Spain\nAdidas does a top-notch job of balancing tradition with innovation. The red home numbers reflect the look you expect from Spain, while the away versions offer something else entirely: A black base with neon green trim. Not every nation could pull this off, but the look fits perfectly with Spain's stacked squad of fearsome attackers and creative ball-handlers. Final score 9.6/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Portugal\nAnother excellent study in contrasts. Portugal's red home kit is all fire and strength, while the away kit features a clean blue and white look. The Portuguese Football Federation's excellent patch, meanwhile, is a welcome addition to any shirt. Final score: 9.5/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Italy\nItaly has one of the game's classic kits, year in and year out. Puma does that heritage justice here, with two equally excellent outfits. From the tiny collar on the blue home shirt to the light gray pinstripes on the white away kit, little details make a difference. Final score: 9.4/10\n\nImage:  Tom Oldham Photography/Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Germany\nAnother great contrasting look. The white home kit is clean, simple and traditional, while the away kit's deep red and black stripes give the attacking German squad some fearsome style. Final score: 9.2/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Argentina\nArgentina's vertically striped home kits are among the most iconic in soccer. Adidas does good job of not messing with tradition here, while the  albiceleste's darker away duds look sharp too. Final score: 9.1/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Netherlands\nThe Netherlands signature orange home shirts and excellent lion crest give Nike plenty to work with here. But it's the subtle designs on the blue away kit that really win us over. Final score: 9/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Mexico\nAdidas does El Tri justice here with a killer green home kit (moving the Federaci\u00F3n Mexicana de F\u00FAtbol Asociaci\u00F3n's crest to the middle of the shirt is a nice touch). The blood-red away kits should look awesome in Brazil as well. Final score: 8.8/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. France\nLess is more with France's 2014 kits from Nike. The blue home kit is classic and timeless, while horizontal gray striping takes the white away shirt to another level. Final score: 8.7/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Cameroon\nPuma pulled out all the stops for Cameroon's green home jersey. The relief designs, vivid coloring and traditional lion crest (the squad's amazing nickname is the Indomitable Lions) add up to a classic. That gold away number isn't shabby either. Final score: 8.5/10. \n\nImage:  Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Japan\nAnother excellent balancing act between tradition and boldness. Japan's blue home kits don't contain any huge surprises, but that neon away uni is something else entirely. Both look mighty fine, however. Final score: 8.4/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. England\nNike goes for a classic look on both England's home and away kits. Neither takes any real risks, but they both look pretty sweet. That yellow goalie shirt isn't bad either. Final score: 8.2/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Croatia\nThose checkers! We have a feeling you'll either love or hate Croatia's unique national team kits, but we are definitely in the pro-check camp. The red and white checks look even better when used as trim on Croatia's blue away shirts. Final score: 8/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Belgium\nBelgium's three looks offer plenty of variety but it's the big crown in-lay that goes a long way for us. Final score: 7.8/10\n\nImage:  Burrda Sport\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Cote D'Ivoire\nPuma deserves credit for letting the Ivory Coast's lovely green and orange colors do the heavy lifting here. The country's elephant crest is also among the coolest in soccer. Final score: 7.6/10\n\nImage:  Tom Oldham Photography/Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Ghana\nGhana's red away kits are sharp, but it's the creative trim around the collar of the home whites that will have the Black Stars looking extra-super in Brazil. Final score: 7.4/10\n\nImage:  Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Greece\nNike stuck to simplicity for Greece, and the result is a smooth look. Then again, that simplicity doesn't offer anything far out of the ordinary, landing these uniforms in the middle of our power rankings. Final score: 7.2/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. United States\nWhen Nike unveiled the multi-colored USA away kits this spring, many snarkily denigrated them for looking like a summer popsicle. We think they look mighty fine -- but those home white jerseys look too much like something you'd see at a Florida retirement village. Final score: 7/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Russia\nNot bad, but far from transcendent. The white away kits do feature a unique design that we like. Final score: 6.7/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Australia\nPoints for simplicity -- but not too many points. Final score: 6.6/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Switzerland\nThese are ... fine. Final score: 6.3/10\n\nImage:  Tom Oldham Photography/Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22. Uruguay\nThe blue-on-black home kits are kind of sweet, but this is the World Cup -- we're looking for greatness, not goodness. Final score: 6.2/10\n\nImage:  Tom Oldham Photography/Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23. Colombia\nAgain, good but not great (in our humble opinion, of course). Final score: 6/10\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n24. Algeria\nSome nice touches -- the crescent moon and light green color give a good starting point -- but, overall, not a lot going on. Final score: 5.8/10\n\nImage:  Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25. Chile\nChile is an interesting dark-horse contender in Brazil, but its uniforms won't be generating a ton of buzz. We do like the red home kit's blue collar though. Final score: 5.7/10\n\nImage:  Tom Oldham Photography/Puma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26. Costa Rica\nEhhhh, these are okay. Final score: 5.6/10\n\nImage:  Lotto Sport\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n27. Ecuador\nThey definitely don't suck. But they definitely aren't that memorable, either. Final score: 5.5/10\n\nImage:  Marathon Sports\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n28. Nigeria\nNigeria's green and white flag offers a rich starting point, but we wish there was more going on here. Final score: 5.4\n\nImage:  Adidas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n29. Honduras\nCool T-shirt? Yes. Cool World Cup jersey? Less so. Final score: 5.3/10\n\nImage:  Joma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n30. South Korea\nPretty pedestrian, plus those differently-colored shoulder stripes on the white away kits look a little odd. Final score: 5.1/10\n\nImage:  Nike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n31. Iran\nThat's a cool in-lay, but these are otherwise pretty meh. Final score: 5/10\n\nImage:  uhlSport\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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