DAY BY DAY STATISTICS 2 JULY

Neymar in the middle of Mexican team (picture sports.ru)

ROUND OF 16

BRAZIL  –  MEXICO   2  –  0

GOALSCORERS :

NEYMAR  (Brazil)  1           TOTAL WC 2018 : 2

Roberto FIRMINO  (Brazil)   1

ASSISTS :

WILLIAN  (Brazil)    1

GOALKEEPER CLEAN SHEET :

ALISSON BECKER  (Brazil)  1    TOTAL WC 2018 : 3

SPECTATORS :

41 970

REFEREE :

Gianluca ROCCHI (Italy)

MOST CAPS ON THE FIELD :

Brazil : NEYMAR  89 caps

Mexico : Andres GUARDADO  150 caps

BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER ON THE FIELD :

Brazil : NEYMAR   57 goals

Mexico : Javier “Chicharito” HERNANDEZ  50 goals

STADIUM :

Cosmos Arena  SAMARA

RECORDS :
It’s 7th time in a row when Mexico got eliminated in World Cup on the stage of round of 16.

It’s first time in 48 years when a team wins a World Cup play-off game being 2 goal down on its course. The last time this happened at WC 1970 quarterfinal Germany – England (also final score 3:2 after intermediary 0:2). Germany did it in extra time.
The last similar super-comeback in regular time of play-off game happened at WC 1966 (Portugal – North Korea 5:3 after 0:3).
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BELGIUM  –  JAPAN   3  –  2

Belgium in quarter final ! (picture sports.ru)

GOALSCORERS :

Genki HARAGUSHI  (Japan)  1

Takashi INUI  (Japan)  1    TOTAL WC 2018  2

Jan VERTONGHEN (Belgium)  1

Marouane FELLAINI (Belgium)  1

Nacer CHADLI (Belgium)  1

ASSISTS :

Shinji KAGAWA (Japan)  1

Takashi INUI (Japan) 1

Eden HAZARD (Belgium)  1      TOTAL WC 2018 : 2

Thomas MEUNIER (Belgium) 1      TOTAL WC 2018 : 2

SPECTATORS :

41 466

REFEREE :

Malang DIEDHIOU (Senegal)

MOST CAPS ON THE FIELD :

Belgium : Jan VERTONGHEN  104 caps

Japan : Makoto HASEBE   114 caps

BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER ON THE FIELD :

Belgium : Romelu LUKAKU  38 goals

Japan :Keisuke HONDA   37 goals

STADIUM :

Rostov Arena ROSTOV ON DON