INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
01:24: FT: Brazil 1-2 Belgium. The record champions go out crashing of the World Cup
Brazil displayed a brilliant show on the attack but failed to overcome their World Cup drought. 01:23 IST: Belgian earn a corner, Kevin
De Bruyne takes a short one, keeps the ball inside the Brazil half as referee blows the final whistle. 01:22 IST: SAVE! Courtois does
well, to keep a curling shot from Neymar out.01:17 IST: Free-kick for Belgium inside their own half after Hazard was brought down by
Fagner and we enter the 90th minute
5 minutes injury time to be added. 01:14 IST: Romelu Lukaku has been replaced with Tielemans for Belgium. 01:13 IST: Yellow card for
Fernandinho for bringing Hazard down as Belgium look to keep possession off the ball
85 minutes on the clock. 01:10 IST: Substitution for Belgium, Chadli has been replaced by Vermaelen in the 83rd minute. 01:08 IST: SHOT
GOES WIDE! Augusto gets a clear chance on goal, he was left unmarked but he sends it just away from the post at the far corner. 01:06
IST: Firmino gets a shot, off target from near the box but he has skied it
Brazil has got 21 attempts on goal so far. 01:04 IST: GOAL! Renato Augusto pulls one back for Brazil from a clinical header as the ball
Brazil 1-2 Belgium in the 76th minute. 01:02 IST: Costa from the right flank, takes a shot which on a rebound from Courtois falls for
Neymar -- who takes a shot but cleared away by the Belgian defence. 00:57 IST: Douglas Costa tries his luck from outside the box but
hits the defender on the way as Brazil retain possession
70 minutes played. 00:52 IST: Belgium back on the possession, but a foul on Neymar puts Brazil back on the counter as Coutinho's heavy
touch goes for a Belgium throw in. 00:49 IST: Chadli breaks on the counter for Belgium, finds de Bruyne in space at the midfield who
finds Hazard on the left flank, whose cross is a bit too much for the target man
63 minutes on the clock. 00:44 IST: Penalty ruled out by VAR for Brazil! Gabriel Jesus nutmeg Vertonghen and takes a little flick of
Kompany as Brazil appeal for a spot kick! 00:39 IST: Neymar finds Marcelo ahead on the left flank, as the Real Madrid defender's cross has
been cleared away by the Belgian defence as Brazil retain possession. 00:37 IST: Firmino has replaced Willian in the second half. 00:34
IST: Free-kick for Belgium, from the left flank, Kevin de Bruyne takes a short one but fail to maintain possession on the ball as Brazil
initiate their first attack of the second half. 00:33 IST: Second-half gets underway.00:17 IST: Half-time Brazil 0-2 Belgium. 00:15 IST:
Brilliant defensive play for Belgium, not giving Brazil any space to make the most of their attacks and ease past their defenders inside
One minute added for half-time. 00:12 IST: SAVE! Alisson jumps to push the ball over the cross-bar, which came off a de Bruyne shot which
was dipping in as Belgium get a corner but Kompany back-heel has been well collected by Alisson
42 minutes played. 00:09 IST: Belgium in the mood here, Hazard eases past the Brazil midfielder as Lukaku gets a back-heel before Belgium
play the ball back to Courtois and look to maintain possession on the ball, complete domination! 00:06 IST: Brazil still looking to
maintain possession on the ball, as Gabriel Jesus in space gets a header on the ball but his poor attempt goes off target
35 minutes played. 00:02 IST: GOAL! Kevin de Bruyne scores from outside the box through a screamer in the 31st minute to put Belgium
Brazil 0-2 Belgium. 00:00 IST: Corner for Brazil, Willian delivers
Neymar gets the last shot, which takes a deflection for another CORNER! 23:56 IST: Belgium maintain a high back-line, as Brazil force
a flurry of attacks on either ends
Marcelo gets a brilliant shot from outside the box in the 25th minute but Courtois keeps it away. 23:50 IST: Coutinho runs into
space, dances past the defenders and takes a shot which keeps low from outside the box, only to see it go into the safe arms of
Courtois. 23:47 IST: Brazil looking to organise themselves better, but lose possession through de Bruyne as Belgium initiate another
counter-attack, but fail to make the most of it. 23:44 IST: GOAL! Belgium take lead through an own goal off Fernandinho's elbow inside the
box in the 13th minute, which initially came off an Vincent Kompany header. 23:43 IST: Kevin de Bruyne finds Fellaini through a lovely
through ball as the Manchester United midfielder deflects it for a CORNER! 23:41 IST: Corner for Brazil, Willian delivers falls in space
for Paulinho -- who makes a mockery of the shot, no power at all in that shot. 23:39 IST: Belgium break on the counter, Chadli gets the
last shot on goal but goes off target
End-to-end play with Brazil making the most of the ball in the first 10 minutes. 23:37 IST: Brazil trying to contain the ball as Marcelo
wins a CORNER! Neymar delivers as Thiago Silva hits the POST! 23:34 IST: Neymar delivers a fine cross, trying to find Gabriel Jesus but
the ball is too close for Courtois. 23:33 IST: Kevin de Bruyne has an early shot, off target for Belgium
Clear intent from Belgium, they are going to throw the kitchen sink at this one. 23:30 IST: Kick-off! Brazil get the first-half
underway. 23:25 IST: National anthems take the centre stage as both team gear up for the all-important quarter-final. 22:20 IST: Nacer
Chadli and Marouane Fellaini both start for Belgium while suspended Caseimiro has been replaced by Fernandinho. 21:53 IST: Brazil board
the bus for Kazan Arena, as fans stand by with high hopes of seeing their side enter the semi-finals. 21:50 IST: In the first
quarter-final France went through to the semi-final as Antoine Greizmann was adjudged the man of the match. 21:30 IST: Hello and welcome to
the live commentary from the quarter-finals tie between Brazil and Belgium. But despite sailing through the group stage, Martinez's
ambitious unit have their work cut out if they are to go all the way to the July 15 final in Moscow.Third-ranked Belgium reached the
quarter-finals in 2014 in Brazil but before that the last time they got so far was in 1986, when 'Little Prince' Frank Vercauteren steered
them to the semi-finals before a Diego Maradona double-ended their hopes in a 2-0 defeat in Mexico.Vercauteren said before the tournament
that Russia represented "perhaps one of the last chances for this generation of players to live up to expectations, because in 2022 a lot of
them won't be there".On Monday, Belgium mounted a stirring fightback to beat Japan, with Nacer Chadli scoring the winner in the 94th minute.
