Brazil will face Belgium in the quarter-finals of the World Cup as Roberto Martinez's side came from 2-0 down to beat Japan 3-2.
Match Events
21' CHANCE! Lukaku's shot blocked
Lukaku has not had much service so far but he looks to be in the mood this evening, demanding the ball at every opportunity and putting Japan's defence under pressure.
25' Yoshida appears to push Lukaku but the latter does not fall down
Japan survive a major scare as Mertens' dangerous cross leads to a scramble in the area but Lukaku can not tuck it home before Japan jump on the loose ball.
27' Kompany's effort skips past the goal
Big opportunity for Kompany to open the scoring as De Bruyne's delivery finds him in room at the far post but, from a tight angle, he fails to hit the target.
44' Courtois almost lets the ball skip into the net!
Heart in mouth moment for Belgium defensively as Nagatomo drills a pass into the box which is poked back towards Courtois who, under no pressure at all, fumbles the ball and has to quickly collect the loose ball.
48' GOAL! Belgium 0-1 Japan (Haraguchi)
Vertonghen fails to cut out Shibasaki's through ball and Haraguchi latches onto the end of the pass, firing a driven shot into the far corner of the net beyond Courtois' reach.
Japan have looked dangerous on the counter throughout and Shibasaki's ball through was sublime, although Vertonghen should have done.
49' OFF THE POST! Hazard almost scores
Belgium almost hit back immediately as Mertens tees the ball across to Hazard as he arrives inside the box but his effort clatters against the frame of the goal.
52' GOAL! Belgium 0-2 Japan (Inui)
Kagawa collects the ball on the edge of the box and pokes a pass back to Inui, who shapes up to shoot and fires an unstoppable effort into the bottom right-hand corner.
Kagawa's pass for Inui invited the shot and he obliged. Japan are in dreamland!
62' WIDE! A huge chance for Lukaku!
A huge chance for Lukaku! Meunier curls a cross into the six-yard box where the Manchester United man has acres of room but he heads past the post.
69' GOAL! Belgium 1-2 Japan (Vertonghen)
Japan fail to deal with a corner and Vertonghen loops a superb header over the head of Kawashima and into the far corner. Game on!
74' GOAL! Belgium 2-2 Japan (Fellaini)
Hazard curls a superb cross into the middle where Fellaini, off the bench, rises above the Japan defence to head home.
Hazard has had a frustrating evening but he has delivered when it mattered. What a game we are witnessing!
94' GOAL! Belgium 3-2 Japan (Chadli)
What an incredible end to an incredible match! The Red Devils hit on the counter with the last kick of the game.
De Bruyne charges through the middle, rolls a ball out wide to Meunier and the low cross is brilliantly left by Lukaku and Chadli has the goal at his mercy.
Match Report
Nacer Chadli's 94th-minute winner completed a sensational comeback as Belgium beat Japan 3-2 to book a World Cup quarter-final against Brazil.
After a goalless first half, Japan struck twice in seven minutes following the interval to take full control of a gripping last-16 tie in Rostov-on-Don on Monday.
Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui scored stunners as Japan looked set to reach the first World Cup quarter-final in their history.
But, instead, Belgium became the first team to come from two goals down to win in a World Cup knockout game since 1970 and will now face five-time winners Brazil on Friday.
Jan Vertonghen's looping header somehow beat goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Belgium's aerial power started to tell when Marouane Fellaini thumped home Eden Hazard's brilliant left-wing cross.
Keisuke Honda almost beat Thibaut Courtois with a free-kick in injury time but a clinical Belgium counter-attack, which ended in Thomas Meunier setting up Chadli for a simple finish, broke Japanese hearts.
Line-ups
Belgium XI: Courtois (GK); Meunier, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen; Witsel, De Bruyne, Carrasco; Mertens, E. Hazard (C), Lukaku.
Subs: Mignolet (GK), Casteels (GK), Vermaelen, Fellaini, T. Hazard, Tielemans, Januzaj, Dembele, Boyata, Batshuayi, Chadli, Dendoncker.
Japan XI: Kawashima (GK); H. Sakai, Shoji, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Hasebe (C), Shibasaki, Haraguchi, Kagawa, Inui, Osako.
Subs: Higashiguchi (GK), Nakamura (GK), Ueda, Honda, Endo, Okazaki, Usami, Muto, Yamaguchi, Ohshima, Makino, G. Sakai.
Asap24
407
What a performance from Japan
CristiC23
317
Belgium won, but Japan "died beatiful".A beautiful second half from both sides.Congratulations Japan for your struggle and fight and congratulations Belgium for showin that you truly are a big team.
WilfriedCR7
163
Belgium the most prolific team of this world Cup with big stars of the Premier League has just proved that even if the score of a match is 2-0 it can come back and come out winners of the match but this team of Samurai is to congratulate no one would have thought that they should bring the Belgians to the end of doubt. Congratulations Belgium
Michaelkteammadrid
127
I couldnโt believe they can come back after those two goals....
PMAM
92
That game of football is what football is all about. No dramatics. No conning of referees. No play acting or diving. No VAR. just football. That game is what the World Cup should be all about.
shray_srivastava
86
Three words to describe the performance of Belgium :- Guts Grit Determination WOW !!!!!
ifloca01
76
Belgium is the first to comeback from two goals down in World Cup knockout stages since 1970
nuklmt
74
From this match we've learned that an opponent is never to be underestimated. End to end until the end. What a match it was. It wasn't easy for Belgium to break Japan's defensive wall. What a comeback by Belgium from 2 goals down ! 5 goals in total and all of them were amazing goals. Both teams played very well. Iniu's goal was superb and no goalkeeper would get to that. Vertonghen's header was even more awesome. How could he possibly score from such a narrow angle from such a distance??? A header from 20 yards out lofting over the reach of the goalkeeper and landing on the top corner, from a very narrow angle where crosses should be made and where even crosses could be blocked !!!! What a player ! Whaaattt a player he is. Now where are the people who predicted 3-0, 5-0 etc to Belgium??? Time to kick you in the butt. End to end until the very end and only one winner. What a match... So far the best match I've ever watched in this world cup. My consolations to Japan... ๐ You played very well. 2 well-matched teams playing one decisive match and only one winner. Well.... someone had to win and someone had to lose. And luck also played its part. The best Asian footballing nation ever... and the best Asian team award goes to Japan.
Leewers
72
If for a moment there we swapped Lukaku for Neymar in that Situation, He could have tried to have the goal all for Himself. And definitely would have Wasted it. Lukaku is a Very great Forward.
Dante501
67
These guys should have been in the Japan starting XI
undisputed1
65
most thrilling match of the tournament so far, nice work Belgium u guys didn't fail me ๐๐
shoumitdas
62
what a match๐ค๐ค๐ค fifa 2018 u r giving us heart attacks..
yoges
57
Knockout from fifa worldcup 2018 but still tiding up after a game This is japan for you We ve to learn something from them
Dante501
53
Mourinho after that Fellaini equalizer ๐
nowhere
51
This World Cup has been arguably one of the best in my lifetime. So gutted for Japan. Thought they were the better footballing side in that game. Cruel way to go but fantastic final move to finish off from Belgium
clue_l3ss
45
Belgium used there last weapon Fellaini and it fired well...with Fellini or after they scored 2 japan should have brought in Honda to hold midfield Should salute Japan for there performance till last minutes they threatened Belgium but japan werenโt very lucky though...
Michaelkteammadrid
39
For those who left before the end you missed ๐๐๐๐๐
Wiwabmnpt
21
It was a very competitive match. If I'd watched it I wouldn't have believed in the scores let alone how Japan treated Belgium. Japan should be congratulated for their effort. I'm sure next they'd be able to stand the test. Belgium you've done well but you've got to remember that the climbing is going to be more difficult. The gradient is going to be steeper.