World Cup - spoiler

[malaise]

Japan in front - Haraguchi scores and now it's 2-0
Bwaaaaaaaah
Belgium in trouble

[Ron Obvious]

1. And it's two...

Unbelievable!

Belgium have been awful so far.

[malaise]

2. Agree but Japan has defended very well

Serious mistake from Vertonghen and then Inui scored.
This is great for world football given how they reached the RO16.

Brazil must like this

Corner to Japan now.

[Ron Obvious]

3. Japan look closer to scoring than Belgium do

They've been very fit in the past too, while Belgium look slow, tired, and bereft of ideas.

[malaise]

4. LOL

Lovely header- game on
2-1

[Ron Obvious]

5. Me and my big mouth

[malaise]

6. Mine too

Nice half now

[malaise]

7. Holy shite

2-2
PHEW!
Great comeback

[Ron Obvious]

8. Route one with Fellaini

Ooooh. Japan almost got another. What fun this one is after half time.

[malaise]

9. It's been a great World Cup so far

This is fun

[Ron Obvious]

11. It sure has been!

I've never known one like it. Everything about it has been great, and even the refereeing has been pretty good.

[malaise]

13. Damn - he kept both out

This is fantastic

[Ron Obvious]

16. It looked acrobatic

But he looks rather erratic to me. He could probably have caught that first one.

Another one of Ron's rules of football: erratic goalkeepers are often great penalty stoppers. It may come to that yet.

[Ron Obvious]

19. Heartbreak!

Stunning!

[malaise]

26. I feel it for Japan

A great match.

[malaise]

21. Stunning

Last 20 seconds and Belgium wins great pass and goal Chadli.
They must be favorites now.

First team since 1970 to come from 2-0 in the last 16.

A great match - another classic.

[Ron Obvious]

27. W. Germany against England in 1970

Even that was in extra time.

Brazil - Belgium will be great.

[malaise]

30. Seriously that should be another great one

I'm lovin' it.

[OneBlueDotBama]

10. Tennis & Futbol...

How does one manage?

[malaise]

12. Ask Sloane

:
The good news - this slows down after tomorrow

[OneBlueDotBama]

17. Wow, 3-2

and no time for Japan ...

[malaise]

31. Amazing

That was great

[Goodheart]

33. I don't like soccer, but I do like the excitement of the World Cup

and that last goal was just startling.

[malaise]

35. Japan made serious mistakes after scoring two

No need to keep on going forward - left holes in the back - the keeper saved them until he couldn't.

Great game

[unc70]

15. Tour de France starts Saturday

Something to take up the slack for three weeks.

[jberryhill]

38. I've got my purple potion ready

[sarisataka]

14. Shaping up to be

The match of the tournament

[rurallib]

18. And Belgium scores! in minute 94

eta - boy that play set up nicely

thanks for posting - been so busy I haven't had a chance to watch much.

[malaise]

23. Freaking amazing

Still can't believe this one.

[rurallib]

29. I am so glad I saw your post in time to catch the end

not only the last goal, but there was something like 6 great shots on goal - and 6 great saves - in the final 10 minutes.

[malaise]

32. Happy for you

Fabulous

[Ilsa]

36. That was great teamwork. nt

[johnp3907]

20. .

[Dreamer Tatum]

22. BWAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Belgium takes the lead!!!

[malaise]

24. You mean

Wins

[Ron Obvious]

25. Last team to come back from two goals down in a knockout round

The last team to come back from two goals down in a knockout round were W. Germany against England in 1970.

Or so Gary Lineker just told us, and I have no reason to doubt him.

[malaise]

28. He's right

Just checked after being told.

[mr_lebowski]

41. at ANY point in the match? I find that a really amazing statistic. i'd have thought how early

the 2 goal advantage was established would come into play in the equation.

What an accomplishment!

[malaise]

46. Great question

Still searching for an answer which suggests that it may be at any point in bathe match.
West Germany also came from 0-2 against Hungary to win the 1954 final 3-2.

[BeyondGeography]

34. Verrrry fortunate result for Belgium

Their first goal was an accident and Japan blundered by putting everyone forward for that last corner. All Courtois had to do was roll the ball to DeBruyne and they were off to the races.

[malaise]

37. More than that

Too much forward movement after scoring two and some great saves or Belgium would have scored earlier.

[ellie]

39. That was a fantastic match!

Right down to the end. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

[nocoincidences]

40. This was one of the craziest most unpredictable soccer games

I have ever watched, much less at the knock-out round of the World Cup.

This is the reason you have to watch every game, even if you don't particularly have a fave. It is amazing soccer.

[malaise]

42. It's fun for the fans but

This hasn't happened for 48 years and the purists know why. Japan allowed too many holes in the back after those two great goals. They defended really well in the first half but they were preoccupied with going forward er the two goals.
At 2-2 they should have opted for extra time or protected the back even if they wanted to win in the time added on.
It was fun but it showed their inexperience.

[BeyondGeography]

43. A lot of talk that they might have been overcompensating

for the heat they took for freezing the Poland game. Japanese sense of honor and all that.

[DrDan]

44. Belgium sure is explosive

[TeamPooka]

45. spoke too soon huh?

[malaise]

47. The thing is that given World Cuo football history

The odds had to favor Japan. The only other time this happened in a knockout match was in 1970 but as they say the ball is round - anything can happen which is why we watch.