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BELGIUM vs. JAPAN
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Rostov Arena

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
BELGIUM
3 – 2
JAPAN
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 40' 🟨 Gaku Shibasaki
  • 48' ⚽ Genki Haraguchi
  • 52' ⚽ Takashi Inui
  • 65' •
  • 65' •
  • 69' ⚽ Jan Vertonghen
  • 74' ⚽ Marouane Fellaini
  • 81' •
  • 81' •
  • 90' ⚽ Nacer Chadli
▶ MATCH STATS
BEL 56% POSSESSION 44% JPN
BEL 24 SHOTS 11 JPN
BEL 8 SHOTS ON TARGET 4 JPN
BEL 13 FOULS 9 JPN
BEL 2 SAVES 5 JPN
BEL 0 RED CARDS 0 JPN
▶ LINE-UPS
BELGIUM
STARTING XI
  1. GKThibaut Courtois
  2. DFVincent Kompany
  3. DFJan Vertonghen⚽
  4. DFToby Alderweireld
  5. MFAxel Witsel
  6. MFKevin De Bruyne
  7. MFYannick Carrasco
  8. MFThomas Meunier
  9. FWRomelu Lukaku
  10. FWEden Hazard
  11. FWDries Mertens
SUBSTITUTES
  • Nacer Chadli▲ 65'⚽
  • Marouane Fellaini▲ 65'⚽
JAPAN
STARTING XI
  1. GKEiji Kawashima
  2. DFGen Shoji
  3. DFMaya Yoshida
  4. DFYuto Nagatomo
  5. DFHiroki Sakai
  6. MFShinji Kagawa
  7. MFGaku Shibasaki🟨
  8. MFMakoto Hasebe
  9. FWYuya Osako
  10. MFTakashi Inui⚽
  11. MFGenki Haraguchi⚽
SUBSTITUTES
  • Keisuke Honda▲ 81'
  • Hotaru Yamaguchi▲ 81'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

BELGIUM
The Red Devils
EST. 1895
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
JAPAN
The Samurai Blue
EST. 1921
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ BELGIUM
▶ JAPAN
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