Brazil 1–2 Belgium: 2018 World Cup match
1–2Full time
Match in one glance
BrazilBelgiumGoalCard
Brazil
Belgium
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
BrazilBelgium
60.2%Possession sequences39.8%
25Shots8
9On target3
2.61Expected goals (xG)0.41
532Passes385
86.3%Pass accuracy80.5%
28Corners9
20Fouls18
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1GFGabriel Fernando de JesusBrazil · 0 goals0.53xG
- 2JPJosé Paulo Bezzera Maciel JúniorBrazil · 0 goals0.41xG
- 3RSRenato Soares de Oliveira AugustoBrazil · 1 goals0.37xG
- 4RFRoberto Firmino Barbosa de OliveiraBrazil · 0 goals0.34xG
- 5PCPhilippe Coutinho CorreiaBrazil · 0 goals0.34xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 2018-07-06
- Venue
- Ak Bars Arena, Kazan
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / BelgiumBrazil
Renato Augusto76′
Belgium
Fernandinho (own goal)13′
Kevin De Bruyne31′
Complete match timeline
BrazilBelgiumGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Belgium
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 2Fernandinho 13′ · K. De Bruyne 31′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0R. Augusto 76′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Brazil
4-3-3F
22FagnerTS
2Thiago SilvaM
3MirandaM
12MarceloP
15PaulinhoF
17FernandinhoPC
11Philippe CoutinhoW
19WillianN
10NeymarGJ
9Gabriel JesusListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7DCDouglas Costa58′
- 8RARenato Augusto73′
- 20RFRoberto Firmino46′
Match contributions
- Fernandinho▰ 85′
- Fagner▰ 90′
- Renato Augusto⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
AlissonGoalkeeper - 2TSThiago SilvaCentre-back
- 3MMirandaCentre-back
- 9GJGabriel JesusCentre-forward
- 10NNeymarLeft winger
- 11PCPhilippe CoutinhoAttacking midfielder
- 12MMarceloLeft-back
- 15PPaulinhoCentral midfielder
- 17FFernandinhoCentral midfielder
- 19WWillianRight winger
- 22FFagnerRight-back
Belgium
4-3-3TM
15Thomas MeunierTA
2Toby AlderweireldVK
4Vincent KompanyJV
5Jan VertonghenMF
8Marouane FellainiAW
6Axel WitselNC
22Nacer ChadliListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 3TVThomas Vermaelen83′
- 17YTYouri Tielemans87′
Match contributions
- Toby Alderweireld▰ 47′
- Kevin De Bruyne⚽ 1
- Thomas Meunier▰ 71′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeper - 2TAToby AlderweireldCentre-back
- 4VKVincent KompanyCentre-back
- 5JVJan VertonghenCentre-back
- 6AWAxel WitselCentral midfielder
- 7
Kevin De BruyneRF - 8MFMarouane FellainiCentral midfielder
- 9RLRomelu LukakuCentre-forward
- 10EHEden HazardLF
- 15TMThomas MeunierRight midfielder
- 22NCNacer ChadliLeft midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Brazil
Belgium
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
20%14%7%15%20%8%5%8%2%
Belgium
9%7%5%19%15%9%10%22%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeMilorad Mažić
Team comparison
BrazilBelgium
60.2%Possession sequences39.8%
25Shots8
9On target3
2.61Expected goals (xG)0.41
532Passes385
86.3%Pass accuracy80.5%
28Corners9
20Fouls18
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
2.61Brazil0.41Belgium
2.61Total xG0.41
2.61Non-penalty xG0.41
0.10xG per shot0.05
9Shots on target3
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Brazil1 goal · 25 shots · 2.61 xG
Belgium1 goal · 8 shots · 0.41 xG
Passing network
Brazil
Belgium
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
20%14%7%15%20%8%5%8%2%
Belgium
9%7%5%19%15%9%10%22%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
1Goals1
25Shots8
9On target3
13Dribble attempts16
Passing
532Pass attempts385
459Completed passes310
86.3%Pass accuracy80.5%
28Corners9
Defending
22Duels22
9Interceptions3
168Pressures330
20Fouls18
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsGJ
Gabriel JesusBrazil0Goals0Assists0.53xG
P
PaulinhoBrazil0Goals0Assists0.41xG
RS
Renato Soares de Oliveira AugustoBrazil1Goals0Assists0.37xG
RF
Roberto Firmino Barbosa de OliveiraBrazil0Goals0Assists0.34xG
PC
Philippe CoutinhoBrazil0Goals1Assists0.34xG
Brazil
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GJ Gabriel JesusStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.53 |
P PaulinhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.41 |
RS Renato Soares de Oliveira AugustoSubstitute | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.37 |
RF Roberto Firmino Barbosa de OliveiraSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.34 |
PC Philippe CoutinhoStarter | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.34 |
TS Thiago SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.27 |
N NeymarStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.21 |
F FernandinhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 |
DC Douglas Costa de SouzaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.05 |
M MarceloStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.01 |
M MirandaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
F FagnerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
W WillianStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Belgium
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EH Eden HazardStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.18 |
MF Marouane FellainiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Kevin De BruyneStarter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.07 |
VK Vincent KompanyStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
NC Nacer ChadliStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
JV Jan VertonghenStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AW Axel WitselStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thibaut CourtoisStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
TA Toby AlderweireldStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
TM Thomas MeunierStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 2018-07-06
- Venue
- Ak Bars Arena, Kazan
- Result
- 1–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / BelgiumBrazil
Renato Augusto76′
Belgium
Fernandinho (own goal)13′
Kevin De Bruyne31′
Data by
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