Final time: Belgium 2, Brazil 1
FINAL TIME BELGIUM WIN AND REACH THE SEMI FINAL
Brazil goooolllllllll
That was not how anyone expected that to go, except for maybe Roberto Martinez. His decision to start Fellaini and Chadli in a more rugged midfield has paid off. Martinez could not have predicted an own goal, or De Bruyne’s long-range second (O.K., maybe we were overdue for one of those).
But Brazil definitely doesn’t like the more physical game Belgium is playing, and it’s going to have to sort out a way to change that. Maybe stretching the field a bit more will get Neymar, Coutinho and Jesus a bit more room to work. But what Brazil needs now is a goal — any goal — and a belief that it’s got a couple more inside it.
Source : nytimes.com