World Cup 2014: group stage, day 6
BELGIUM 2-1 ALGERIA (Fellaini, Mertens; Feghouli) Algeria successfully nullified Belgium for the first hour, but were undone by a simple Plan B Algeria sit deep Belgium’s struggles were slightly...
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BELGIUM 1-0 RUSSIA (Origi) A really awful game – Belgium’s 88th minute winner was their first shot on target Midfield pressing The first 15 minutes here reasonably bright. It was expected that both...
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GERMANY 1-0 USA (Muller) Thomas Muller’s fine goal won the game, but both sides progress USA narrow The major tactical feature was the narrowness of the USA without possession, which is something we’ve...
View ArticleBelgium 2-1 USA: Belgium dominate but take ages to make the breakthrough
USA put up a brilliant fight in extra-time, but Belgium had been the superior side for the majority. Marc Wilmots selected Divock Origi upfront, rather than the underwhelming Romelu Lukaku. Jurgen...
View ArticleArgentina 1-0 Belgium: Argentina become even more reliant on Messi
In their fifth World Cup game, Argentina recorded their fifth one-goal victory. Alejandro Sabella was without Marcos Rojo so brought in Jose Basanta at left-back, and replaced Federico Fernandez and...
View ArticleWales 3-1 Belgium: positioning of Ramsey, Bale, Taylor & Gunter pulls Belgium...
Wales went behind – but nevertheless produced a brilliant all-round team display to eliminate Belgium. Chris Coleman made one change to his side, reintroducing Hal Robson-Kanu, who was deemed more...
View ArticleBelgium 2-1 Brazil: Martinez uses a 4-3-3, enabling counters but leaving...
Belgium 2-1 Brazil analysis.
View ArticleFrance 1-0 Belgium: France defend deep, compact, and invite passes out to Chadli
France 1-0 Belgium analysis.
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