Friendly

Belgium 1–0 Japan

Tuesday 14 Nov 2017 · Bruges, Belgium

Belgium1–0Japan

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lukaku

72′1–0Romelu Lukaku Belgium

Line-ups

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

Belgium

Came on

11Kevin Mirallas↑60′
19Mousa Dembélé↑62′
17Divock Origi↑74′
2Jordan Lukaku↑84′
16Steven Defour↑84′

Japan

Came on

14Ryota Morioka↑62′
11Yuya Kubo↑68′
9Kenyu Sugimoto↑73′
10Takashi Inui↑78′
21Gotoku Sakai↑86′

Elo

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

Belgium: 1962 → 1967
Japan: 1847 → 1843

Expected score for Belgium: 77.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1999–2018.

Belgium wins: 2
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 2

Form either side

Belgium

Before

9–0 v Gibraltar 31 Aug 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–1 v Greece 3 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
4–3 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
4–0 v Cyprus 10 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
3–3 v Mexico 10 Nov 2017 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Saudi Arabia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Portugal 2 Jun 2018 · Friendly
3–0 v Egypt 6 Jun 2018 · Friendly
4–1 v Costa Rica 11 Jun 2018 · Friendly
3–0 v Panama 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Japan

Before

2–0 v Australia 31 Aug 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–1 v Saudi Arabia 5 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
2–1 v New Zealand 6 Oct 2017 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2017
3–3 v Haiti 10 Oct 2017 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2017
1–3 v Brazil 10 Nov 2017 · Friendly

After

1–0 v North Korea 9 Dec 2017 · EAFF Championship 2017
2–1 v China PR 12 Dec 2017 · EAFF Championship 2017
1–4 v South Korea 16 Dec 2017 · EAFF Championship 2017
1–1 v Mali 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v Ukraine 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly

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