Brazil vs Belgium live
List of goalscorers
End of match
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95'FT: Brazil 1-2 Belgium. Brazil's second-half fightback falls short and Belgium book themselves a semi-final date with France! What a game! End-to-end action throughout here in Kazan, but it is the Belgians who continue to the final four.
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94 'GREAT SAVE! Costa jinks away from two men down the right before finding Neymar on the edge of the box. He looks for the top corner first time but Courtois poduces a huge right hand to deny him. It's not going to be Brazil's day!
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91'DRAMA! Neymar tries to attack a cross from the right at the far post and seems to be pushed ever so slightly by Meunier, The Brazilian lands in a heap and demands a penalty, but the referee and VAR say no. Four minutes to play.
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90'5 minutes added on.
Yellow card
a Brasil
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90 'Fagner is the latest man in the book as he scythes down a marauding Hazard.
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88'Neymar drives into the box and keeps going and keeps going and drives straight out of play. Pressure eased for Belgium once again.
Substitution
at Bélgica
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87 'Belgium are really shutting up shop now. Lukaku makes way for Tielemans.
Yellow card
a Brasil
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85 'Take one for the team Fernandinho! The midfielder is beaten by Hazard just inside the Brazil half but he ensures the flying flanker advances no further and is rightly booked.
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84 'CHANCE! Neymar is played in down the left and he jinks inside before pulling the ball back for Coutinho, but he opens his instep up too much and sends his effort high and wide of goal when he really should have found the back of the net.
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83 'Nacer Chadli's race is run and on comes Vermelen. Belgium now have four centre-backs and a right-back on the pitch.
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81 'CLOSE! Augusto has all the time and space in the world on the edge of the box, but his low effort fizzes inches wide of Courtois' right-hand post.
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80'Eden Hazard looks dead on his feet. He leads a counter and it's three on two for a while, but the Chelsea man cuts inside and tries to play in De Bruyne out on the left, with his pass easily cut out.
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78 'CHANCE! Neymar streaks away down the left and teases the ball into the feet of Firmino. He finds a yard on the turn but can only fire over the bar!
Goaaaaaal!
en el 76' (Brasil)
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76 'GOAL! BRAZIL! RENATO AGUSTO! 1-2! GAME ON! Coutinho scoops the ball into the middle for Renato Augusto to head beyond Courtois and into the far corner to set up a granstand finale here! An inspired substitution from Tite!
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74 'Augusto is involved immediately as he sees an effort parried away by Courtois, who has been immaculate today, before Neymar's follow-up is blocked by Alderweireld.
Substitution
at Brasil
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73 'Paulinho makes way for Renato Augusto as Brazil make their third change. The last roll of the dice for Tite's side.
Yellow card
a Bélgica
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71 'Oh dear. Meunier attempts to get back and trips Neymar and that's him out of the semi-final, should Belgium get there of course.
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70'Hazard is inches away from sending Meunier racing through one-on-one, with Marcelo reading the pass brilliantly to cut it out.
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66'Brazil may have weathered the storm here as a lengthy pause in play threatens to break up Brazil's momentum.
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63 'CHANCE! Costa beats Vertonghen on the outside and fires in a low effort but Courtois gets a big right hand to it and it doesn't quite fall for Paulinho to convert the loose ball.
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62 'CHANCE! Brazil give the ball away and Belgium counter. De Bruyne feeds Hazard to his left and his low effort fades just wide of the far post. Lukaku was begging for a centre, but he is left exasperated.
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60'Wave after wave of Brazil attack at the moment but Belgium are holding firm for now. If things carry on like this I'd be amazed to see Brazil not score...
Substitution
at Brasil
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58 'Douglas Costa replaces Gabriel Jesus for Brazil. This is a genuine 442 now.
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56'Jesus makes a mug of Vetonghen with a wonderful nutmeg before being brought down by Kompany and we go to VAR, which says no. As you were.
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55 'The ever-industrious Paulinho drives into the box but Courtois comes out to meet him and smothers his prodded effort.
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53'How on earth has Neymar avoided a booking there? The PSG star launches into a full-length salmon dive in the box and is waved to his feet by the referee, who for some reason keeps his cards in his pocket.
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51'CLOSE! Marcelo fizzes a low ball across the face of the Belgian goal but whilst Firmino gets a toe on it, it isn't enough to guide an effort on target.
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49'Good defending at both ends as Kompany and Miranda stop Neymar and Lukaku in their tracks.
Yellow card
a Bélgica
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47 'Alderweireld is booked for bringing down Pualinho in full flight on halfway.
Substitution
at Brasil
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46 'Roberto Firmino replaces Willian at the break for Brazil.
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46'Belgium get us back underway! They're 45 minutes away from a semi-final date with France.
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45'HT: Brazil 0-2 Belgium. A very entertaining game so far but it is Belgium who are in the driving seat. Fernandinho put through his own net early on from a Nacer Chadli corner, before a Kevin De Bruyne pildriver doubled Belgium's lead. Brazil have threatened going forward, buy the Belgians look a force of nature on the counter.
July 6, 2018
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45'Coutinho slips Neymar away in the inside-left channel and his effort is deflected behind, but the flag was up against the Brazil number 10.
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45'1 minute added on.
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45'Neymar goes down in the Belgium box and there is a look to the referee who quickly waves him to his feet.
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42 'CHANCE! Chadli again sends in the corner and Kompany gets across his man at the near post, only for his inventive flick to be gobbled up by Alisson.
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41 'CLOSE! De Bruyne has a go with a free-kick from 25 yards out just to the left of centre. His effort gets up over the wall and is good, but Alisson tips it over the bar.
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37 'Brazil take a quick corner for Coutinho 25 yards out. He looks for the far corner and catch it beautifully, but his curling effort is beaten away by the hulking Belgian Courtois away to his left.
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36 'CHANCE! Jesus has a free header 12 yards out but he can't guide his effort on target.
Goaaaaaal!
en el 31' (Bélgica)
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31 'GOAL! BELGIUM! DE BRUYNE! 0-2! Pick that one out! Brilliant work from Lukaku who picks up the loose ball when the corner is cleared and drives 30 yards before picking out De Bruyne. The Manchester City man gets to the edge of the box and unleashes a piledriver which flies straight past Alisson and into the bottom corner! Brazil have a mountain to climb now!
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30 'Brazil taking things to Belgium again now as Fernandinho and Neymar both see efforts blocked, with the latter's strike going out for a corner.
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28 'Hello, Neymar has to hobble off the pitch for a moment for some treatment after a heavy fall, but he's back out there now. Hearts in mouths time for Brazil.
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26 'Marcelo tests Courtois with a powerful low effort from 20 yards, but the Belgian is equal to it.
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23'An entertaining game this one. You sense there are plenty more goals to be had.
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21'Hazard slips in Meunier on the overlap down the right but Marcelo blocks his low ball in.
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19 'Coutinho tries his luck from what is quickly becoming known as "the Coutinho zone", but Courtois smothers his low effort.
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18'We're in danger of a game here as Belgium launch an attack, only for Chadli's ball in from the left to be nodded to safety.
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15'Immediate danger at the other end as Courtois punches Willian's cross away before Neymar's low ball in is scrambled away after he got to the byline down the left.
Own goal
de Brasil en el 13'
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13 'GOAL! BELGIUM! FERNANDINHO (O.G.)! 0-1! The ball is swung in from the right and both Jesus and Fernandinho attempt to clear it at the near post. Neither manages to do so and the ball clips the arm of the latter and flies into the back of Alisson's net to hand Belgium the opener.
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12 'Fellaini has a chance to pull the trigger from the edge of the box but his effort is poor and he is lucky it takes a nick on the way to earn Belgium a corner.
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10 'CHANCE! Willian's corner makes it all the way to Paulinho 10 yards out this time. He's unmarked but he can't make telling contact!
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8'OFF THE POST! What a chance! Neymar swings in a corner from the left and it comes to Thiago Silva in the middle just five yards out. However, he can't see the ball until it's too late and his attempt to improvise a finish with his thigh sends the ball looping up and into the post with only Courtois to beat. Chadli then curls an effort from range over the bar at the other end.
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6'Fellaini catches Neymar in the back of the head with his forearm on halfway. It's accidental, but you sense that may not be the last time the two clash today.
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6'Kevin De Bruyne is floating about with menace in the opening exchanges here. He looks like he's thriving in this more attacking role.
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3'Neymar and Jesus look to combine after the nick the ball off the Belgians but the former's cross is too close to Courotis and the big man gathers.
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2 'An early sighter for Kevin De Bruyne as he shrugs Fernandinho off the ball in midfield and tries a low effort from 25 yards but he drags it wide.
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1'Brazil get the game underway here in Kazan!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway imminently!
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PRVWDe Bruyne, Coutinho and Neymar are all just a booking away from missing the semi-final....
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PRVWNeymar has been involved in 20 goals in his last 19 games for Brazil, scoring 11 and assisting nine.
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PRVWVincent Kompany certainly rates Brazil: "Individually, Brazil are the strongest team in this World Cup. That is a compliment but it doesn't affect our chances against them. None of us are going to sleep at night thinking: 'We have already lost to Brazil'. Defensively they are solid, they win all their defensive duels and in attack, they are not scared to take people on one on one. They always have a key to unlock any situation."
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PRVWHere's how these two sides have fared recently going into this one:
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PRVWHere's how the two teams arrived a little earlier:
July 6, 2018
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PRVWTwo changes for the 'Seleçao' as well, with Fernandinho replacing the suspended Casemiro at the base of midfield and Marcelo returning to the side at left-back in place of Filipe Luis.
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PRVWBrazil: alisson; Fagner, Miranda, Thiago Silva, Marcelo; Fernandinho, Paulinho, Coutinho; Willian, Jesus, Neymar.
July 6, 2018
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PRVWBelgium make a couple of changes from the side that beat Japan in the last 16. Nacer Chadli is rewarded for his winner with a run-out at left wing-back in place of Yannick Carrasco, whilst Marouane Fellaini replaces Dries Mertens in midfield, with Kevin De Bruyne moving further forward to compensate.
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PRVWBelgium; Courtois; Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen; Menier, Fellaini, Witsel, Chadli; De Bruyne, Lukaku, Hazard.
July 6, 2018
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PRVWRobert Martinez has been eagerly awaiting the game: "There won't be many secrets to the game. We have to defend as well as we can and then punish them when we have the ball. It's that simple, and this team is ready for that. If you look for a game you want in a World Cup it's Brazil. In terms of excitement, quality, winning mentality, as you can imagine the only thing that matters is Brazil and the quarter-final."
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PRVWTite was in confident mood ahead of this one: "If I seem more relaxed, it's because the players have put me in this position by playing better. We have dribbling and technical skill in the final third of the pitch. Neymar, (Gabriel) Jesus, maybe (Roberto) Firmino a little less, and Taison and Willian all give us those elements. They can all go man to man thanks to their ability to dribble, feint and produce a touch of magic."
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PRVWThe Kazan Arena will play host to this one tonight:
July 6, 2018
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PRVWBelgium are unbeaten in their last 23 matches (W18 D5).
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PRVWBrazil are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions (W11 D4), conceding just three goals during that time.
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PRVWA place in the final four is at stake tonight, with a date with France awaiting the winners of this one after they saw off Uruguay 2-0 in the earlier game.
Pre-match
06 July 2018, 22:00
Referee: Milorad Mazic
Stadium: Ak Bars Arena
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PRVWHello and welcome! It's a true clash of the titans tonight as two of the pre-tournament favourites in the form of Brazil and Belgium face off in the World Cup quarter-finals in Kazan.