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#1 Belgium 3-2 Japan
And finally, the best game of the World Cup 2018 so far. Everyone expected Belgium to run over the Japanese stars. After all, the Red Devils are one of the favourites to win the trophy with the likes of Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne leading them.
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However, when the Asian outfit scored two back-to-back goals in the second half, it seemed as though this World Cup had completely gone bonkers – but there was still much more to come.
Roberto Martinez decided to take the aerial route and subbed in Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli.
Jan Vertonghen scored from an unbelievable header to pull one back for the Belgians. Fellaini then equalized with another headed goal after Eden Hazard floated in a delicious cross.
The Samurai spirit of the Japanese meant that they committed too many men forward during a 94th-minute corner. But Thibaut Courtois held the ball and threw it straight to Kevin De Bruyne.
And he ran and ran. Eight seconds, two passes and a dummy later, Nacer Chadli only had to tap the ball into the net – and he did just that, taking the Belgians to the similar as the Japanese were left broken-hearted on the pitch.
What a crazy, crazy World Cup!
