Just crazy was the match of the 1/8 finals of the World Championship between Belgium and Japan. Belgians snatched victory with a score of 3: 2.

The first time the Japanese held, competently defending, and for the first 7 minutes of the second scored two goals.

At the 48th minute Gaku Sibasaki made an excellent transfer from the center of the field to Geni Haraguchi, Jan Vertonghen was unable to intercept the ball, and the eight of the Japanese just punched into the far corner of the gate. On the 52nd Shinji Kagawa hooked for the ball from the penalty Belgians, gave Inui Takashi, who hit a long-range shot down. The Belgians could not cope with the defense of the opponent, and still had the moments Eden Azar, hit the bar, and Romel Lukaku, who punched his head next to the bar. However, Belgium had 5 minutes to equalize and return to the fight.

Moreover, both goals of the "devils" were scored by the head! Vertongen scored, probably the most beautiful goal with his head - he gently punched from an acute angle to the far post (69 '). Later, Marouane Fellaini struck the ball into the net after the magnificent submission of Azar to the left (74 '). The last part of the regular time was very hot. And in compensated time, the Belgians in a fast counterattack vygryzli this ticket to the quarterfinals thanks to the goal of Nasser Shadley! In the quarterfinals, Belgium will play against the Brazilian team. The match will be held on July 6.

__________________ Recall that 9 countries, including Ukraine, Australia, Finland, Japan, Denmark, Iceland, Great Britain, Poland, Sweden, declared a diplomatic boycott of the World Championship in Russia. The reasons for this were the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine and Syria, the poisoning of Russian ex-intelligence agent Sergey Skripal in Britain, the starvation of Ukrainian political prisoners, including the director Oleg Sentsov, and the systematic violation of human rights in the Russian Federation.

Unlimited hunger strike Sentsov announced May 14, 2018. His main demand is the release of more than 60 Ukrainian political prisoners who are behind bars in Russia. This requirement of the director was supported by the US State Department, the EU, the Canadian Parliament and.

In 2015, a Russian court illegally sentenced Sentsov to 20 years in a strict-security colony. The actions in support of the director were held all over the world, including in Russia.