World Cup 2018: 3 reasons why Belgium managed a stunning comeback win against Japan

#1 A blitzkrieg of a counter attack and a show of character

Nacer Chadli finished off one of the moves of the World Cup

9.94 seconds. This was the difference between Japan holding out for a draw and extending the game into extra time and Belgium scoring a stunning winner. All it took was 9.94 seconds for the Red Devils to get from one end of the field to the another.

Thibaut Courtois caught the ball from a Japan's corner and immediately released De Bruyne. The midfield maestro ran with the ball and played a perfect through ball to Thomas Meunier who then played it on to the path of Romelu Lukaku. The big man showed great awareness to dummy Meunier's pass and let Chadli have an open goal to aim at. Belgium 3-2 Japan. All in 9.94 seconds.

Belgium showed immense character on the biggest of stages to find three goals in the space of 20 minutes. We have seen other golden generations fail the moment tragedy strikes, but with Belgium it is different. This set of players held their nerves despite going 2-0 down and scripted another fine chapter in this rollercoaster of a World Cup.