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Nacer Chadli of Belgium celebrates his third goal of the team with his teammates in the match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018 finals between Belgium and Japan at Rostov Arena on 2 July 2018 in Rostov-on-Don. (Shaun Botterill / Getty Images)
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Nacer Chaldi scored a strong comeback after scoring in the fourth minute of play to allow Belgium to impose a 3-2 win in Japan. Monday and a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Japan led 2-0 on Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui early in the second period.
Jan Vertonghen then scored with a looped header that appeared to be one under the crossbar in the 69th minute. Substitute Marouane Fellaini took the lead of a center Eden Hazard in the 74th minute
Chaldi, who came in replacement at the 65th, decided in injury time.
Belgian goalkeeper Thibault Courtois seized the ball from Kevin De Bruyne, who dribbled up the center circle and pbaded to Thomas Meunier on the right. Meunier scored the ball on the surface and Romelu Lukaku let the ball slip for Chaldi to take back his left foot 7 meters
The end-to-end attack took only 10 seconds
First team to reverse a two-goal deficit in a World Cup knockout match since West Germany beat England in overtime at the 1970 tournament.
Belgium will face Brazil in the quarterfinals Friday in Kazan.
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