Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Brazil vs Belgium, Worldcup 2018 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Brazil
1 – 2
Full Time
Belgium
Fri 6 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Toby Alderweireld
Y 71' Thomas Meunier
Fernandinho 85' Y
Fagner 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brazil vs Belgium — Worldcup .

  • Brazil 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Milorad Mazic
  • Referee Milovan Ristic
  • Referee Dalibor Durdevic
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Brazil 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-06 Brazil 1–2 Belgium

Recent Form

Brazil
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Belgium H 1–2 L
02 Jul Mexico H 2–0 W
27 Jun Serbia A 2–0 W
22 Jun Costa Rica H 2–0 W
17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Brazil A 2–1 W
02 Jul Japan H 3–2 W
28 Jun England A 1–0 W
23 Jun Tunisia H 5–2 W
18 Jun Panama H 3–0 W
05 May Croatia H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Brazil Belgium
#9 Position #25
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
7 Scored 6
1 Conceded 2
+6 GD +4
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Brazil are 9th (7 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brazil
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brazil
Vinicius Junior 4 G 1 A
Matheus Cunha 3 G
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' Fernandinho does the damage! The net is bulging and Brazil surge ahead!
  • 18' Brazil international Marcelo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Belgium needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' Philippe Coutinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' Belgium are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The Brazil manager makes a substitution. Willian departs to be replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 47' The referee shows Belgium player a Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brazil side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Jesus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Belgium.
  • 58' The Brazil bench stirs into life. Gabriel Jesus is withdrawn and Douglas Costa gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Belgium come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' Miranda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 491 appearances.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Thomas Meunier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' Renato Augusto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulinho at the 73 minute mark.
  • 76' Renato Augusto does the damage! The net is bulging and Brazil surge ahead!
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto Martínez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Belgium! Thomas Vermaelen comes on to replace Nacer Chadli.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Fernandinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Belgium! Youri Tielemans comes on to replace Romelu Lukaku.
  • 90' Fagner is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Brazil Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tite

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.12 Brazil xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Brazil or Belgium 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brazil35% Draw32% Belgium33%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Brazil or Draw
67%
Draw or Belgium
65%
Brazil or Belgium
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brazil25% Draw53% Belgium22%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.3%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Brazil

Handicap Brazil covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Brazil keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.