Belgium vs Japan Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Belgium played Japan at the 1/8 Final of World Cup on July 2. The match kicked off 18:00 UTC. Belgium won 3-2.

Genki Haraguchi scored the first goal on the 48th minute of the game followed by goals from Takashi Inui, Jan Vertonghen, Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli who made the final score 3-2.

Belgium national football team and Japan national football team (commonly referred to as Mali) meet again 6 years after the friendly match which Belgium won 1-0. Belgium national football team are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against England, Tunisia, Panama, Costa Rica and Egypt extending their unbeaten streak to 18 matches.

Japan national football team, on the other hand, are preparing for the match after a loss against Poland in Group H on June 28. They're going to need to sort out the problems in the back first to improve the results as they have been conceding goals for 15 consecutive matches now.

ScoreBat is covering Belgium vs Japan in real time, providing the live stream and live score of the match, team line-ups, full match stats, live match commentary and official video highlights. We cover all World cup 1/8 Final in real time and provide live streaming whenever possible.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Belgium - Japan in real time.

Belgium kicked off the game with Thibaut Courtois, Jan Vertonghen, Vincent Kompany, Toby Alderweireld, Yannick Carrasco who got substituted by Nacer Chadli on the 65th minute, Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Thomas Meunier, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Dries Mertens who got substituted by Marouane Fellaini on the 65th minute as starters, with Koen Casteels, Simon Mignolet, Dedryck Boyata, Leander Dendoncker, Thomas Vermaelen, Nacer Chadli, Moussa Dembele, Marouane Fellaini, Thorgan Hazard, Youri Tielemans, Michy Batshuayi and Adnan Januzaj on the bench.

Japan's starting eleven were Eiji Kawashima, , Gen Shoji, Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Gaku Shibasaki who got substituted by Hotaru Yamaguchi on the 81st minute, Makoto Hasebe, Takashi Inui, Shinji Kagawa, Genki Haraguchi who got substituted by Keisuke Honda on the 81st minute and Yuya Osako, with Masaaki Higashiguchi, Kosuke Nakamura, Wataru Endo, Tomoaki Makino, Gotoku Sakai, Naomichi Ueda, Keisuke Honda, Ryota Oshima, , Hotaru Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Muto and Shinji Okazaki on the bench.

Referee showed the yellow card once throughout the game. Gaku Shibasaki was the one to receive it.

Stats

Explore stats from Belgium vs Japan on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

  • Ball Possession: 56 - 44
  • Total Attempts: 24 - 11
  • Shots On Target: 8 - 4
  • Saves: 3 - 6
  • Corners: 10 - 6
  • Fouls: 13 - 9
  • Offsides: 1 - 1

Head-to-head

Belgium and Japan have met once since November 2017. Belgium have won that match. The most recent match between them took place on November 14, 2017 in a friendly where Belgium won 1-0. Belgium have scored 1 goal in these 1 head-to-head match in total while Japan have scored 0. So, overall, Belgium have a better head-to-head record against Japan in their recent history.

Recent Form

Belgium are on a winning streak - they have won England, Tunisia, Panama, Costa Rica and Egypt in their previous 5 matches while Japan have lost to Poland in their previous match. Overall, Belgium have won 15 of their last 20 matches, losing 1 and drawing 4, while Japan have won 7 of their last 20 matches, losing 8 and drawing 5.

Belgium have won 5 times (0-1 against England on 28th of June, 5-2 against Tunisia on 23rd of June, 3-0 against Panama on 18th of June, 4-1 against Costa Rica on 11th of June and 3-0 against Egypt on 6th of June) and drew once (0-0 against Portugal on 2nd of June) in their most recent 6 matches.

Japan have won twice (1-2 against Colombia on 19th of June and 4-2 against Paraguay on 12th of June), lost 3 times (0-1 against Poland on 28th of June, 2-0 against Switzerland on 8th of June and 0-2 against Ghana on 30th of May) and drew once (2-2 against Senegal on 24th of June) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team Streaks

  • Belgium are undefeated in their previous 18 matches.
  • Japan have gone 15 consecutive matches without a clean sheet.
  • Belgium have scored two or more goals in their previous 4 home matches.
  • Japan haven't played a draw in their previous 4 away matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Belgium and Japan in real time. You can watch the goals by Genki Haraguchi, Takashi Inui, Jan Vertonghen, Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Belgium - Japan are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Live Commentary

  1. FT
    Full Time
    Match ends. Belgium 3, Japan 2.
  2. 90'
    3 - 2
    Nacer Chadli scores for Belgium.
  3. 81'
    Substitution for Japan. Keisuke Honda replaces Genki Haraguchi
  4. 81'
    Substitution for Japan. Hotaru Yamaguchi replaces Gaku Shibasaki
  5. 74'
    2 - 2
    Marouane Fellaini scores for Belgium.
  6. 69'
    1 - 2
    Jan Vertonghen scores for Belgium.
  7. 65'
    Substitution for Belgium. Nacer Chadli replaces Yannick Carrasco
  8. 65'
    Substitution for Belgium. Marouane Fellaini replaces Dries Mertens
  9. 52'
    0 - 2
    Takashi Inui scores for Japan.
  10. 48'
    0 - 1
    Genki Haraguchi scores for Japan.
  11. 2T
    Kick-off
    Second half begins
  12. HT
    Half Time - 0 : 0
    First half ends.
  13. 40'
    Gaku Shibasaki is shown the yellow card.
  14. 1T
    Kick-off
    First half begins