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Fifa World Cup: Belgium fight back from two down to beat Japan 3-2 in epic last-16 encounter

Heartbreak for Asians as injury-time winner puts Belgium through

Belgium’s Nacer Chadli strikes in injury-time to see off Japan. Photo: AP

Belgium threw caution to the wind to reach the World Cup quarter-finals as substitute Nacer Chadli scored in the dying seconds against Japan to snatch a 3-2 comeback win on Monday and set up a clash with five-time champions Brazil.

The distraught Japanese, who went 2-0 up with goals by Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui early in the second half, fell to the turf after Chadli poked the ball home from Thomas Meunier’s cross four minutes into added time at the Rostov Arena.