Friendly

Belgium 2–3 Japan

Tuesday 19 Nov 2013 · Brussels, Belgium

Belgium2–3Japan

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mirallas Kakitani Honda Okazaki Alderweireld

15′1–0Kevin Mirallas Belgium
33′1–1Yoichiro Kakitani Japan
53′1–2Keisuke Honda Japan
63′1–3Shinji Okazaki Japan
79′2–3Toby Alderweireld Belgium

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Belgium

Came on

8Marouane FellainiMF↑45′
13Steven DefourMF↑72′
92Jelle VossenFW↑75′

Japan

Came on

7Yasuhito EndoMF↑45′
9Shinji OkazakiFW●↑45′
18Yuya OsakoFW↑63′
13Masahiko InohaDF↑82′
15Yasuyuki KonnoDF↑86′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Belgium: 1874 → 1860
Japan: 1815 → 1829

Expected score for Belgium: 71.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 1999–2018.

Belgium wins: 2
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 2

Form either side

Belgium

Before

0–0 v France 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
2–0 v Scotland 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–1 v Croatia 11 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–1 v Wales 15 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–2 v Colombia 14 Nov 2013 · Friendly

After

2–2 v Ivory Coast 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
5–1 v Luxembourg 26 May 2014 · Friendly
2–0 v Sweden 1 Jun 2014 · Friendly
1–0 v Tunisia 7 Jun 2014 · Friendly
2–1 v Algeria 17 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

Japan

Before

3–0 v Guatemala 6 Sep 2013 · Friendly
3–1 v Ghana 10 Sep 2013 · Friendly
0–2 v Serbia 11 Oct 2013 · Friendly
0–1 v Belarus 15 Oct 2013 · Friendly
2–2 v Netherlands 16 Nov 2013 · Friendly

After

4–2 v New Zealand 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
1–0 v Cyprus 27 May 2014 · Friendly
3–1 v Costa Rica 2 Jun 2014 · Friendly
4–3 v Zambia 6 Jun 2014 · Friendly
1–2 v Ivory Coast 14 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

Every Belgium v Japan match6

From Belgium's side.


2 Jul 2018	Japan	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Round of 16
14 Nov 2017	Japan	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Nov 2013	Japan	2–3	Home	Friendly	—
31 May 2009	Japan	0–4	Away	Kirin Cup 2009	—
4 Jun 2002	Japan	2–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
3 Jun 1999	Japan	0–0	Away	Kirin Cup 1999	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN