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       Belgium Deserved Win - Wilmots
   DIR By: kingrollex
       Date: July 2, 2014, 3:06 am
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       Belgium silenced their critics and
       put behind them a slow start to
       the World Cup, with coach Marc
       Wilmots happy with the number of
       chances created by his team in a
       2-1 win against the United States
       on Tuesday.
       "We had something like 27
       chances in the game and we
       deserved our win. We created a
       chance after just two minutes and
       it was fantastic goalkeeping from
       Tim Howard that kept us out,"
       Wilmots told the post match press
       conference.
       "We saw a lot of football from
       Belgium tonight. I'd say we played
       a good game, we were brave and
       we are into the quarterfinals."
       Belgium had been taken to task
       for failing to live up to
       expectations at the tournament in
       Brazil even though they won all of their
       opening round matches.
       One of those heavily criticised was striker
       Romelu Lukaku, dropped for the last-16 match
       against the Americans at the Fonte Nova
       arena in Salvador, but whose entry at the start
       of extra time finally turned the tide Belgium's
       way.
       "It was right to criticise him but I told him
       that the knockout phase would belong to him,
       he would have his day," Wilmots said.
       But the heroics of Howard and the plucky fight
       of the Americans meant the contest was not
       settled until after two hours of furious football.
       The Belgium coach said he suffered near heart
       failure as his side failed to take any of
       numerous chances in the 90 minutes, then
       scoring twice to seemingly settle the game
       before allowing the Americans back into the
       contest in a edge-of-the-seat finish.
       "Usually at this level of football when you miss
       that many chances you don't advance, even if
       you play fantastically. But we were able to
       show mental strength and a physical level to
       see us through," he said.
       "I can believe it was a brilliant game for the
       spectators to watch but it was no good for my
       heart. I said to the players after, 'don't do that
       to me again'."
       Belgium will face Argentina on Saturday in
       Brasilia in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
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