FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, July 2, 2018
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Rostov Arena · 41,466 att. · FOX

Match Report

Belgium beats Japan 3-2 to reach World Cup quarterfinals

Nacer Chaldi capped a comeback from a two-goal deficit when he scored in the fourth minute of injury time to give Belgium a 3-2 victory over Japan on Monday and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
2
44
Possession
56
11
SHOTS
24
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
515
451
Passes
595
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
12
14
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.5
74
Long Balls
42
34
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
4
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
9
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
10
33
Effective Clearances
12
33
Clearances
12

Head to Head

JPN leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Vincent KompanyCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Axel WitselCM-L
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 15Thomas MeunierRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  2. 23Leander DendonckerSUB
  3. 19Mousa DembéléSUB
  4. 17Youri TielemansSUB
  5. 21Michy BatshuayiSUB
  6. 16Thorgan HazardSUB
  7. 20Dedryck BoyataSUB
  8. 22Nacer ChadliSUB
  9. 3Thomas VermaelenSUB
  10. 8Marouane FellainiSUB
  11. 18Adnan JanuzajSUB
  12. 13Koen CasteelsSUB

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Eiji KawashimaG
  2. 3Gen ShojiCD-L
  3. 22Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 5Yuto NagatomoLB
  5. 19Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 10Shinji KagawaAM
  7. 7Gaku ShibasakiLM
  8. 17Makoto HasebeRM
  9. 15Yuya OsakoF
  10. 14Takashi InuiAM-L
  11. 8Genki HaraguchiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Masaaki HigashiguchiSUB
  2. 2Naomichi UedaSUB
  3. 18Ryota OshimaSUB
  4. 13Yoshinori MutoSUB
  5. 20Tomoaki MakinoSUB
  6. 9Shinji OkazakiSUB
  7. 21Gotoku SakaiSUB
  8. 4Keisuke HondaSUB
  9. 6Wataru EndoSUB
  10. 11Takashi UsamiSUB
  11. 16Hotaru YamaguchiSUB
  12. 23Kosuke NakamuraSUB

Timeline

  1. 40' Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 48' Goal! Belgium 0, Japan 1. Genki Haraguchi (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 52' Goal! Belgium 0, Japan 2. Takashi Inui (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
  4. 65' Substitution, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Dries Mertens.
  5. 65' Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  6. 69' Goal! Belgium 1, Japan 2. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) header from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner following a corner.
  7. 74' Goal! Belgium 2, Japan 2. Marouane Fellaini (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross following a corner.
  8. 81' Substitution, Japan. Hotaru Yamaguchi replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
  9. 81' Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Honda replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  10. 90'+4' Goal! Belgium 3, Japan 2. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Meunier following a fast break.

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