Belgium going to semi finals

Just when we thought Brazil was either going to be the champions of the world Cup 2018, they got kicked out by the Red Devils, Belgium. It happened so quick as no one expected the turnout of events.

The Belgium team played with everything they had knowing that to defeat the king of sport, you had to do something extra. 

The match which took place at Kazan in Russia was a memorable one as the team players followed every of the coach's instruction to defeat the five time world Cup champions. There maneuvering with the ball was simply aesthetic, making every of their win spectacular. They did not give Brazil the slightest opportunity as they countered every strike and pass.

Thomas Meunier who had gotten a yellow card which automatically bans him from the semi- final talked about the sacrifice each team mate had to subject themselves to get a lead against Brazil. He furthermore gave a shout out to the three star players in Belgium- Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and De Bruyne who were all at their best during the match making every moment count.

Were they motivated by the own goal scored by Fernandinho? It actually looked like they pushed harder after that own goal. But according to one of their star prized player Romelu Lukaku, the dark skinned, muscular built striker who has stolen everyone's heart with his skillfulness and resourcefulness, they had a game plan which they executed to perfection. It must have been a wonderful game plan to push Brazil off at the semi-final qualifying stage. According to the striker who set Kevin de Bruyne for a second winning goal that night, he had told his teammates not to be scared of Brazilians, that as long as they played as a team, they stood better chances of winning. 

Belgium coach Morouane Fellaini had nothing but praises for his squad. He said "The world Cup is no respecter of talent, it only respect teams". This statement is true looking at how world UEFA Champions League kings, Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo had crashed out of the world Cup with their teams despite being champions in their clubs. World Cup winning is definitely not about individual players, but how well the teams work together to achieve a common goal. 

Let's take a look at Neymar, also one of the greatest footballers of his time, but he too could not defend the whole team from Belgium's wrath. 

According to Belgium's boss, his players were resourceful on a psychological and human level. But was that really the case? Were the Brazilian teammates not also resourceful or was Belgium just destined to win the match since it is popularly known that football is a game of luck especially when it comes to world Cup championship. 

We would find out during their next match with France in the semi finals. But for now they are allowed to back in the joy of getting to the semi final stage after three decades of waiting