FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, July 6, 2018
Belgium WWWWW 2
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Brazil WDWWW 1
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Ak Bars Arena · 42,873 att. · FS1

Match Report

Belgium eliminates Brazil from World Cup, wins 2-1

Belgium reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 32 years by holding off five-time champion Brazil 2-1 Friday, sending Neymar home without living up to the expectations of being soccer's most expensive player.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
9
Saves
2
43
Possession
57
8
SHOTS
26
3
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
301
Accurate Passes
463
374
Passes
521
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
6
Crosses
24
0.5
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
36
38
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
11
12
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
20
27
Effective Clearances
6
27
Clearances
6

Head to Head

BRA leads series 3-0

Lineups

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3MirandaCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 22FagnerRB
  6. 17FernandinhoCM
  7. 11Philippe CoutinhoLM
  8. 15PaulinhoRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 10NeymarLF
  11. 19WillianRF

BEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Vincent KompanyCD-L
  3. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 15Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 6Axel WitselCM
  7. 22Nacer ChadliLM
  8. 8Marouane FellainiRM
  9. 7Kevin De BruyneF
  10. 10Eden HazardLF
  11. 9Romelu LukakuRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Own Goal by Fernandinho, Brazil. Brazil 0, Belgium 1.
  2. 31' Goal! Brazil 0, Belgium 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  3. 45' Substitution, Brazil. Roberto Firmino replaces Willian.
  4. 47' Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Costa replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  6. 71' Thomas Meunier (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Brazil. Renato Augusto replaces Paulinho.
  8. 76' Goal! Brazil 1, Belgium 2. Renato Augusto (Brazil) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a through ball.
  9. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Vermaelen replaces Nacer Chadli because of an injury.
  10. 85' Fernandinho (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 87' Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  12. 90' Fágner (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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