Brazil vs Belgium 2018 World Cup Live Updates

Substitution of Belgium: Vermaelen for Chadli

In the 83rd minute

Goal Brazil!

And all of a sudden, things look a lot more interesting. Philippe Coutinho scored a goal for Renato Augusto in the 73rd minute, which hit a head in the net. The Seleção is one goal of equalization

Replacement of Brazil: Renato Augusto for Paulinho

In the 73rd minute

Yellow card with the Miller of Belgium

In the 71st minute. Meunier will miss the semi-finals, if Belgium advances, with a suspension of yellow card

Yellow card for Alderweireld of Belgium

In the 48th minute

Brazil's replacement: Firmino for Willian

Start of competition second

Update half-time: Belgium 2, Brazil 0

After a first half where everything happened in Belgium, the Red Devils complete the first 45 minutes in advance on Brazil, 2-0. Belgium survived a first alert – a well-executed Neymar corner – to bounce back with two goals in 19 minutes.

Vincent Kompany's header hit Brazilian defender Fernandinho in the 13th minute. In the 32nd minute, a Belgian counterattack allowed midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to score 22 yards for a shot that could have left a trail of steam. The last time Brazil, five-time champion, broke a two-goal deficit in a World Cup match, was in 1938.

Want smart badysis, opinions, viewing guides etc. World Cup? Sign up for our newsletter for one month . Every match day until July 15th final.

Brazil gets its first chance

On a corner hit by Neymar, Thiago Silva took the thigh on the cross in the penalty area and the ricochet surprised Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois . The effort hacked the pole and bounced wide and Belgium countered with a clean offensive charge.

The game is open early. Both teams play with speed and put pressure on the ball all along the pitch. Twelve minutes after the start of the match, there were seven shots on goal

Start Alignments

Pregame thoughts

This is the best of South America against the best of the world. Europe for the semi-finals. Brazil overtook Mexico to reach the quarter-finals, while Belgium beat Japan with a winning goal in injury time, becoming the first team to win a knockout World Cup game after scoring in the quarter-finals. minus two goals since 1970.

anticipation in this round for both parties. Everyone participated in the tournament among the favorites of the title, and nothing has changed these expectations here. Brazil is the favorite of the forecasters to win the championship, and Belgium is not far behind, having scored 12 goals, three more than any other team. Their championship pedigrees, however, are very different. Brazil, five-time champion, is in the quarter-finals for the seventh consecutive World Cup. Belgium has been so far only once since 1986 – and not beyond.

For Brazil, striker Neymar has hopes, but Paulinho and Philippe Coutinho have united for a brilliant attack that has stretched the defenses. The play of the possession of Seleção

For Belgium, the Red Devils will fight for a part of the balloon, which Brazil does not like to give up. Eden Hazard (two goals, two badists in three games) will be the key to keeping the camp at the hour in the offensive half. Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will help direct the ball forward and keep the Red Devils connected to the field. The winner will face France, 2-0 winners of Uruguay on Friday in the semi-final on Tuesday.

How to watch on TV: FS1.

How to Watch Online: Fox Sports, the Fox Games Match Apps and FoxSportsGo.com

Next Steps: The winner will face France in the semifinal on Tuesday in St. Petersburg

[Here’s the full bracket and schedule]

Profiles of teams

Brazil

• Previous results: Drew with Switzerland, 1-1. Defeat Costa Rica, 2-0. Serbia beaten, 2-0. Victory of Mexico in the round of 16, 2-0
• Best World Cup result: Champion, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
• Notable: In 1998, the last six defeats of the World Cup World vs. European Opposition
• FIFA World Rankings: 2. Elo World Rankings: 1.

Belgium

• Previous Results: Panama defeated, 3-0. Tunisia beaten, 5-2. England defeated, 1-0. Japan's victory in the round of 16, 3-2
• Best result of the World Cup: fourth place, 1986
• Notable: the last two World Cup campaigns have ended against the South American teams: against Argentina in the quarterfinals 2014 against Brazil in the second round of 2002.
• FIFA world rankings: 3. Elo world ranking: 3.

Players to watch

For Belgium, all eyes will be on the offensive duo of Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku. They scored six goals between them, but more than scoring, the Red Devils rely on Hazard to hold the ball and control the tempo. Lukaku, on the other hand, draws defenders into the surface and opens secondary tagging options; his decision to pbad a dangerous pbad created Belgium's winning goal against Japan. Marouane Fellaini marked the crucial equalizer against Japan before that time. For Brazil, the answer is still Neymar . The global superstar is so highly integrated into the Brazilian game, he will receive the ball at almost any place on the pitch, even if he is an attacker. Once he gives the ball in the offensive half, he immediately seeks to recover it. It is hard to imagine that Brazil is progressing if Neymar can not find his place on the scoresheet.

Learn more about World Cup:

"Great night for England" against Colombia

The legacy of the World Cup in Japan includes an impeccable cloakroom and a note of thanks

The Nigerian John Obi Mikel kept secret the kidnapping of his father before the match of World Cup against Argentina

cries of bad game