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#1 An advanced role for Kevin De Bruyne
Apart from a change in formation, Belgium had another surprise in store for the hapless Brazilians. Kevin De Bruyne was deployed centrally in a false nine role with Eden Hazard to his left and Romelu Lukaku to his right. It is this setup that led Belgium to one of their finest victories of all time.
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Hazard and Lukaku were pinned to the flanks and with Marcelo being at his careless best, the Brazilian centre-backs were stretched throughout the first half. Fernandinho also had a rough game which meant that Kevin De Bruyne often had acres of space to run through the middle.
Belgium worked their counter-attacks brilliantly and the link-up plays from De Bruyne were exquisite at times. He was crying out for a role with more attacking freedom and when De Bruyne received that chance, he grabbed it with both hands. KDB completed 100% of his take-ons, and apart from his thunderous strike for the second goal, he also created three other chances.
