Japan are a good team.
Day 19: Brazil vs Mexico and Belgium vs Japan
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would've been off
That just had to happen!Neymars going to have a field day against Belgium if they win here
Japan are playing alright some of their passing moves are slick.
Keown comes across as the most bitter man possible
Japan do all the simple things well, and all the difficult things badly.
Lol'd at field day.
Bet Jordan Pickford is having a chuckle.
Good half of football, that.
Japan have been very good this half. They are defending well and attacking at every opportunity as well. Much better than I thought they were.
The feck is this shite with 30 meter shots.
HT 0-0
Belgium still look less than the sum of their parts, as in previous tournaments.
Entertaining last 20 minutes. More of that in the 2nd half, please.
Same old same old with Belgium. Look more like a group of individuals than a coherent team.
Intriguing game.
He does spend most of his time lying on the field to be fair.
Impressive game from Japan imo but lacking any cutting edge upfront. Tough to break and exerts counters well till the last third then they seem to not know what to do after that. If they add a cutting edge they can threaten Belgium a little bit.
Japan have been decent here
Have you met Mark Lawrenson?
Japan are 20% skill, 80% heart, 0% physical
What other field day has he had so far at this World Cup? He loves lying down on the pitch alright
Best team from Asia by far.
Agreed. Yet they looked good in the group. Makes you wonder about England to an extent, and if we really did play well or simply just well against poor opponents. We shall see tomorrow though!
No, Belgium actually give a damm about trying to score; Spain just wasted everyone's time.
And no one on Belgium team is stupidly falling down on the pitch like Isco did (about 20 times, by my count.)
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100% concentrated power of will
Japan are decent but really want Belgium to go through. Brazil-Belgium has to happen.
Depending on your definition. He had a good (by good I mean long) day literally on the field today.
Extra time and penalties.Japan to go through.
Japan's passing is slick as feck. Very hard working team. Didn't start falling down to break the momentum when they had their backs against the wall. Impressive. Belgium clearly have the upper hand but Japan getting away with a win suddenly doesn't seem so unlikely anymore.
Not really seeing the benefit of these great passers Belgium have at the back, surprised that Vertonghen and Alderweireld have been so unwilling to step forward with the ball.
Hazard selfish? He's the complete opposite and the has been the best player on the pitch.
Japan have always been hard working and technically a decent team. Just lack that little spark or something special which might make them a better outfit.
Thought that was a good half. Enjoyable.
Martinez is better than Wilmots but I expect Brazil to handle them well.
I expect Belgium to go through but Japan are quite good, certainly better than I thought they were
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name.
Japan technically very good on the ball and must be frustrating as hell to play against. They'll be more space in second half.....
Carrasco is a rookie
Shearer you don’t know shit about football
Shearer you don’t know shit about football