( CNN ) -- The last of the teams to play their opening match take the pitch , and Brazil and Mexico meet in a battle of the Group A leaders . The last time we saw Algeria , they were stunned by Landon Donovan at South Africa in 2010 . They take on Group H favorites Belgium in the first match of the day . After Brazil and Mexico scrap , Russia meets South Korea in the other Group H match . Here 's what to look forward to during Tuesday 's matches at the World Cup : . Hulk hurts . Against Croatia , Brazilian midfielder Hulk was replaced in the second half by Bernard . During practice Sunday , Hulk was stung by a leg injury and sat out most of the workout . So will Hulk have to take the bench ? And will Mexico 's Javier Hernandez again play a reserve role ? It appears that way . And remember , if either team wins , it will have six points and that likely puts them in the knockout round . New verse , same as the first . Mexico and Brazil meet in Fortaleza , just like last year in the Confederations Cup . That match was also the teams ' second group match and it was also played in mid-June . Brazil comfortably won that contest 2-0 and Neymar was man of the match . Brazil will have to play with more passion to have a similar result against a confident Mexican team . Belgian youth . Belgium is one of those opponents that make you say , `` No problem , '' then they go out and beat you 2-0 . They are tough on defense and they have some of the best young players in Europe . Some clubs in Belgium are taking in some serious coin because many of their young stars move to England to play . In 2012 , a Belgian newspaper totaled the transfer fees and estimated Belgium 's top 11 players were third in the world in such payments . Heading the wrong way . South Korea has lost five of its last seven international matches , including a 2-1 loss to Tuesday 's opponent , Russia , in November . On the other hand , Russia has n't lost since August . But Russia is missing injured captain Roman Shirokov and the weather will be much warmer than what their players -- all of whom play domestically -- are used to for game conditions . Reason to love : Algeria . Probably the only team whose national anthem was written in blood , at least that 's how the story goes . The words were written in 1956 by Moufdi Zakaria , who was imprisoned in Algiers . Legend has it that he had no pencils or paper so he wrote on the walls of his cell with his blood .
One of Brazil 's stars may have to sit out after a practice session . Japan has a youth - filled team that plays solid ##ly . South Korea 's recent results do n't give its team much hope .