The figures after the fantastic exploit of the Devils against Brazil

The Red Devils achieved the huge feat of eliminating Brazil on Friday night in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia. A magnificent sporting performance that also translates into numbers

• This is the second time Belgium reaches the semi-finals of the World Cup after 1986.
• The Red Devils scored their 13th and 14th goals of the competition. More than any other team in this tournament. It is also the best total of Belgium in the World Cup. The men of Roberto Martinez have already surpbaded the 12 achievements registered in Mexico in 1986. And they still have two games to play.
• Belgium set a new national record of five successive victories in the World Cup. World. She also tied her national record of seven successive victories in all competitions.
• The Martinez Devils have made their record of unbeaten in 24 games (19 wins and 5 matches).
• In 13 knockout World Cup matches, Belgium has never achieved a clean-sheet

• Eden Hazard had 10 dribbles against Brazil (out of 10 tempted), the highest total in a World Cup match for a player with 100% successful dribbling since Opta badyzed the competition (1966)

• Kevin De Bruyne marked his 15th goal for Belgium, his 2nd in the World Cup
• Kevin De Bruyne is the 100th player to score in this World Cup. His goal is the 150th since the beginning of the competition.
• Kevin De Bruyne became the ninth Red Devil to score in this 2018 World Cup. The record is ten different markers in one only Mondial (France in 1982 and Italy in 2006.)
• Thibaut Courtois made nine saves in the match, as much as during his first four matches in this World Cup.
• Axel Witsel equaled the number of Timmy Simons (94) cloaks and reached the podium of the most red-hot Red Devils in Belgian history. Marouane Fellaini equaled Eric Gerets and Franky Van der Elst (86 capes) in sixth place.