Football
Belgium vs Japan. FIFA World Cup Round of 16.
7:00pm, Monday 2nd July 2018.
Rostov ArenaAttendance: Attendance41,466.
Match ends, Belgium 3, Japan 2.
Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Japan 2.
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.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Attempt saved. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Vincent Kompany (Belgium).
Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
Maya Yoshida (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
Offside, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nacer Chadli.
Attempt saved. Nacer Chadli (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Vincent Kompany.
Attempt blocked. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa with a through ball.
Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Honda replaces Genki Haraguchi.
Substitution, Japan. Hotaru Yamaguchi replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gaku Shibasaki.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Japan).
Attempt blocked. Takashi Inui (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
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.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gen Shoji.
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
Vincent Kompany (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
Goal! Belgium 1, Japan 2. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) header from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner following a corner.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Makoto Hasebe.
Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
Foul by Nacer Chadli (Belgium).
Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Substitution, Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Yannick Carrasco.
Substitution, Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Dries Mertens.
Attempt missed. Genki Haraguchi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
Attempt missed. Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi with a cross.
Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Goal! Belgium 0, Japan 2. Takashi Inui (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
Eden Hazard (Belgium) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
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.
Dries Mertens (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
Genki Haraguchi (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Second Half begins Belgium 0, Japan 0.
First Half ends, Belgium 0, Japan 0.
Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
Attempt blocked. Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takashi Inui.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Eden Hazard (Belgium).
Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Attempt saved. Takashi Inui (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
Makoto Hasebe (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Takashi Inui (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Vincent Kompany (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Vincent Kompany (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).
Attempt missed. Gen Shoji (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
Gen Shoji (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Shinji Kagawa (Japan).
Offside, Japan. Yuya Osako is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Shinji Kagawa (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
