Should Be The Final? QF2 - BRZ-BEL

[Diable Rouge]

KDB putting together a strong case for Player of the Tournament, if Belgium do advance.

[Incandenza]

It just feels like Gabriel Jesus is never going to score. Firmino time.

[Logan Mountstuart]

They're not proper Belgian fans. They must be hired, posh Russians?

Having said that, the gulf between the Belgian middle class and their lovable riff raff is massive. Perhaps the biggest in Europe now The Moron Race is no longer in Europe.

I'd actually really like Eden Hazard to run amok now.

And Belgium could do with a worse PM than Vincent Kompany.

[Diable Rouge]

Would be first Belgian victory over Brazil since 1963.

[Incandenza]

Brazil doesn't seem to have a plan. Slowly dancing with the ball at your feet outside of the box while staring at two Belgian defenders isn't going to get it done.

[Logan Mountstuart]

Neymar now up to more than 16 minutes on the floor in this WC now.

A Belgium - France semi - final would be wonderful. I have a day off that day. Brussels might be fun.

[Kevin S]

Brazil doesn't seem to have a plan. Slowly dancing with the ball at your feet outside of the box while staring at two Belgian defenders isn't going to get it done.

I'm imagining this as a Tim Bradford wobbly film.

[Patrick Thistle]

Belgium's second goal was lovely. There's been a couple of times since when they've cut Brazil open and with better finishing it would be 2014 all over again.

[Satchmo Distel]

Brazil haven't beaten a European team in a knockout game since the 2002 final.

[tee rex]

Stats for everything nowadays, but not "Worst Clean Sheets". Currently Belgium. Not just in the tournament, possibly the history of football.

Lovely to watch on the counter, so if this stays 2-0 ... well, it won't.

[nmfnp1977]

I've just remembered that I saw Martinez's Swansea lose 4-2 to Havant & Waterlooville, in an FA Cup replay, at West Leigh Park.

[Moonlight Shadow]

Some heads would explode in Wigan if Belgium wins it...fair to say Martinez is like Marmite there...

[Gerontophile]

Neymar now up to more than 16 minutes on the floor in this WC now.

This may be my favourite statistic of the whole World Cup.

[Diable Rouge]

Brazil haven't beaten a European team in a knockout game since the 2002 final.

And indeed, the World Cup has seen a European stranglehold since, set to be extended until 2022.

[Satchmo Distel]

I have Belgium to win this 5-2 on the predictions thread but I'm not sure Brazil will get two.

[Patrick Thistle]

Some posters on here would explode as well

[Gerontophile]

I supported Belgium before Iceland were fashionable.

[Logan Mountstuart]

Not the time or place, I suppose. But Southgate's bloody lovely, isn't he? I bet he voted Remain.

[Gerontophile]

Southgate is the Benoit Paire of soccer.

[Gerontophile]

I can't believe I just called football, soccer.

I'm on the turn.

[Jah Womble]

I can envisage Brazil finding a couple of goals from somewhere. But equally - well, even more so - I can see Belgium nicking one or two on the break. Which probably means it'll stay as it is...

[Logan Mountstuart]

I think he's more the Andy Murray of soccer.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Why do people talk about southgate like they were trying to convince themselves that they were right to lie to him that the child was his?

Oh he's so good, and kind, and well spoken, and well dressed, and such a decent guy. He's so great with the kids, and such a good provider, I only wish I was attracted to him. etc

[Gerontophile]

Bearded, cute, and shit?

[Diable Rouge]

I can't believe I just called football, soccer.

I'm on the turn.

Or half Irish.