Belgium 3-2 Japan | Extended Highlights | 2018 FIFA World Cup

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] belgium were world cup semi-finalists 32 years ago and this most talented generation of footballers the nation has produced since then seeking to follow in the footsteps of enzo shifo yan kulaman's eric garrett and john maria faff and company japan the land of the rising sun hoping to touch down in virgin territory today a first ever placing for them in the world cup quarterfinals [Applause] althera [Applause] [Applause] instant cross lukaku is in there just wouldn't fall for him and that was all about the early delivery from three smittens it was a fine cross lukaku was alive to it excellent running behind his marker and it just wouldn't run for romelu lukaku got away from yoshida oh nice touch from kagawa it's got a now they're in the belgian penalty area any end product in by nakatomo and the header straight but a grateful courtois it did well to get any sort of touch on that didn't we best we've seen so far from japan [Applause] nagatomo make you run wasn't spotted either a chance to measure the cross or fed in by nakatomo and courtois almost let that in there was a suggestion of a little brush off the foot of osaku a heart-stopping moment for tebow courtois [Applause] [Music] mertens [Applause] he scores are we on the way to yet another huge upset the 2018 fifa world cup finals continue to surprise and haraguchi got reward for his long bursting run here should vertonghen have cut out the pass you probably think he should have done but haraguchi on hand to take full advantage spears his shot right across the face of tebow courtois who had little chance of saving what a moment for genki haraguchi in japan [Applause] well well well belgium have it all on now paul fed through it's beautifully timed run by milton's hazard denied by the post almost an immediate reply from belgium goalkeeper left a mere spectator by hazard shot he was getting ready to celebrate it was so close to 1-1 [Applause] look forward towards osaka here's kagawa trying to find room for the shot he'll eventually come in two nil takashi henry what a strike what a shock what a scene in rostov roberto martinez dibo quarter and belgium in real trouble of going out in the round of the last 16. dreamland here for takashi enri in japan kagawa with the initial touch and when it came to enwy one touch out of his feet and arrowed beyond courtois japan have now scored more goals than ever before at a world cup and they're on the cusp now of going further than they've ever been before belgium in desperate trouble but only 53 minutes gone time for a recovery [Music] here's lukaku mertens now munie excellent cross lukakus missed a great chance one that he would normally gobble up and the expression on his face tells the story he can't believe he's missed that has to be hitting the target romelu lukaku [Applause] fellaini into corner [Applause] de bruyne's corner kick chadli wins the initial header goalkeeper through the crowd not the most convincing from kawashima [Applause] it's a tremendous goal from vertonghen well kawashima with that initial punch and they didn't clear their lines japan and they have been punished by an astonishing header from yan vertonghen well look at the angle the tongan chat here remarkable then he gets head over the goalkeeper into the far corner of the net a brilliant brilliant goal and belgium are right back in the contest [Applause] here's chadley wriggles free nasa chadli space now for belgium hazard [Applause] de bruyne you get a shot away bodies on the line for japan belgium coming on strong in rostov he's on target from de bruyne edin hazard will take the corner kick [Applause] vitsell de bruyne hazard found room for the cross fellaini fabulous comeback from belgium well if they're going to lift their first ever world cup they'll look back on this night in rostov [Applause] against all the odds it would seem japan had a two-nil lead it has now been extinguished goals from vertonghen and substitute marrow and fellaini just had too much there for her sabi [Applause] [Music] sloppy across the back here's kaggle up and now in wii real side of goal desperate belgium defending edge of your seat stuff in rostov it really is everybody around me just loving it vitzell boulderville looking for chadley yoshida was on the cover [Music] [Applause] [Music] munie chapley kept out by kawashima lukaku and kawashima again to japan's rescue the 35 year old japan's oldest ever player in the world cup finals twice excelling himself to deny chadley and then lukaku [Applause] a bit of space for nagatomo oh and courtois full stretch to help it behind well if we're going to get a winning goal and not need extra time it's going to have to come in a minimum of four minutes stoppage time [Music] foul by company for such an experienced defender he's a little petulant there in some company [Music] [Applause] this is all of wow must be best part of 40 meters from the belgium girl it's honda forces a save out of courtois struck it brilliantly [Applause] and courtois had to be alive to it and a dip bit of action on it japan score here belgium are going home courtois safely grabbed and there's just time for de bruyne to lead this attack japan desperate to cover the spaces they can't do so for the moment lukaku and here's a winner oh can you believe it nasa chadley strokes belgium into a quarterfinal against brazil the japanese players are just dumbstruck were they the victims of their own corner kicks when they send so many players forward looking to win it themselves with a lovely roll out here to de bruyne it was a brilliant counter attack from belgium it was high quality and there chadley benefiting from the little dummy here from lukaku in the heat at the moment lukaku saw the big picture and chadley was there to stroke it home on a dramatic enthralling night in rostov japan once again a falling at the round of the last 16 and belgium are just moments away from taking their place in the last eight and it is all over it was the last meaningful action japan down and out after leading two-nil and looking like this group of players were going to make japanese history and reach their first world cup quarter-final but it wasn't to be and you have to hand it to belgium you really do no team since west germany in 1970 against england have come from two goals down in the knockout stages of the world cup what a game one of the games of the 2018 fifa world cup finals here in russia and it is finished in front of an enthralled audience in rostov belgium three japan two [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you

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Length: 13min 31sec (811 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 24 2020