Belgium 5-2 Tunisia
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Belgium 5-2 Tunisia
All over – lovely stuff and a great game to start the day off!
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‘Too little, too late’
Belgium 5-2 Tunisia
Chris Sutton
Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live
Belgium just switched off here. But let’s give Tunisia some credit for not giving up here – Wahbi Khazri with a nice finish at the end, but it’s too little, too late.
GOAL – Belgium 5-2 Tunisia
Wahbi Khazri
And another! We have a seventh goal in Moscow, beautiful stuff. A cut-back from the right is turned in by the shins of Sunderland man Wahbi Khazri.
‘Batshuayi puts disappointment behind him’
Belgium 5-1 Tunisia
Phil Neville
Former England & Man Utd defender in Russia
Fantastic ball by Tielemans and a really good finish.
That is what strikers have got to do, put the disappointment of missed chances behind them.
That will do him an absolute world of good.
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CLOSE!
Belgium 5-1 Tunisia
Incredible! He should have had FIVE! Michy Batshuayi is in again but screws his shot wide.
He could have won the golden boot in 20 minutes…
‘Impressive Belgium’
Belgium 5-1 Tunisia
Chris Sutton
Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live
Michy Batshuayi’s movement has been brilliant since he came on and he’s finally got his goal. He’s missed a couple of sitters but he’s got this one – a nice sliding, half-volley. Belgium have been good – they’ve been impressive.
GOAL – Belgium 5-1 Tunisia
Michy Batshuayi
You can say what you like about Michy Batshuayi, but if you give him four absolute sitters he will take one.
He finally gets his name on the honours board, steering in a lovely cross from Youri Tielemans. That’s eight goals for Belgium in two games. Hugely impressive.
‘Tunisia have made it easy’
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Chris Sutton
Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live
Tunisia have been wide open at the back this afternoon – that’s been their main weakness. They’ve made it easy for Belgium at times.
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‘Belgium could go all the way’
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Chris Sutton
Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live
Belgium could go all the way – they’ve certainly got the talent. The World Cup is wide open at the moment. Brazil have had a slow start after blowing away everyone in qualification. Spain haven’t been overly fluent. Germany have been disappointing. Russia and Mexico have been exciting. Iran could knock Portugal out.
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SUBSTITUTION
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
One for the Football Manager players out there. Wunderkind Youri Tielemans gets a run out as Dries Mertens comes off.
He transformed my Stoke side a few years ago.
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Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
How far will Belgium go this time around? Nobody will want to face them in the knockouts if they keep this up.
‘Tunisian fans have been brilliant’
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Chris Sutton
Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live
The Tunisian fans have been brilliant. They’ve stuck at it today and they’ve turned up in their thousands to support their country.
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Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Belgium have had 18 shots on goal, Tunisia 14. Lovely bit of Balboa v Creed for a Saturday lunchtime.
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Richard Vaughan: You really have to admire Michy Batshuayi’s desire to not score.
Paul Smith: All this talk of Lukaku being a flat track bully have a look at Batshuayi. Then tell me about Lukaku.
GREAT SAVE!
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Well he only came on in the 68th minute but Michy Batshuayi could have easily had a hat-trick! Kevin de Bruyne picks him out with a cross from the left, his connection is fantastic but Farouk ben Mustapha this time makes a really good save…
‘Easier to miss’
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Phil Neville
Former England & Man Utd defender in Russia
How has he missed that? He’s onside, Mustapha couldn’t hold it. I can’t believe it, it looked more difficult to miss.
‘Hold your head in shame’
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Chris Sutton
Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live
Michy Batshuayi – hold your head in shame. The goalkeeper just knocks it down into his path, five yards out, he’s got all the goal to aim at, and he hammers it over the bar.
‘England performamce similar to Belgium’
Belgium 4-1 Tunisia
Phil Neville
Former England & Man Utd defender in Russia
England could have had a similar scoreline if you think about the first 30 minuts and the chances they missed.
Similar type of performance, Belgium got the goals to back up the performance.