Belgium made the biggest return to a World Champion since 1966 (Photo)
(8 years ago)Since Portugal's return to 1966 against North Korea, there has been no team that has managed to recover from the two goals deficit to win a match over 90 minutes in the phase of direct elimination at a World Belgium Cup tonight made an unprecedented comeback in 52 years [...]
Belgium tonight made an unprecedented return in the last 52 years to a World Champion in the match against Japan, where it won at 3:2, even though they were losing 0:2, writes Periscope.
Nacer Chadli scored the winning goal in the last seconds of the match against Japan and Belgium secured the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Such a return had been made by Portugal to the 1966 World when it had defeated North Korea by 5:3 in the quarterfinals. /Periscope/
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) Opta Joe (@OptaJoe) Just 2, 2018