FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, June 18, 2018
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Belgium WWDWW 3
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Fisht Olympic Stadium · FS1

Match Report

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Romelu Lukaku scores twice as Belgium ease to victory over Panama

Belgium laboured for large periods but still ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Panama in Sochi.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
17
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
2
40
Possession
60
6
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
284
Accurate Passes
485
354
Passes
568
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
50
30
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
6
25
Effective Clearances
8
25
Clearances
8

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 20Dedryck BoyataCD
  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

PAN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Jaime PenedoG
  2. 4Fidel EscobarCD-L
  3. 5Román TorresCD-R
  4. 6Gabriel GómezDM
  5. 15Éric DavisLB
  6. 2Amir MurilloRB
  7. 20Aníbal GodoyCM-L
  8. 11Armando CooperCM-R
  9. 21José Luis RodríguezLM
  10. 8Édgar Yoel BárcenasRM
  11. 7Blas PérezF

Timeline

  1. 14' Thomas Meunier (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 18' Éric Davis (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Goal! Belgium 1, Panama 0. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 49' Armando Cooper (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Amir Murillo (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Aníbal Godoy (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 59' Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Panama. Gabriel Torres replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
  10. 63' Substitution, Panama. Ismael Díaz replaces José Rodríguez.
  11. 69' Goal! Belgium 2, Panama 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  12. 73' Substitution, Panama. Luis Tejada replaces Blas Pérez.
  13. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Mousa Dembélé replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  14. 75' Goal! Belgium 3, Panama 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a through ball following a fast break.
  15. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Dries Mertens.
  16. 88' Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Axel Witsel.

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