Power Ranking The World Cup Quarter Finalists

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7) Belgium

The second period of extra-time in Belgium’s narrow 2-1 win over the USA in the last sixteen will, for me at least, remain as one of the tournament’s enduring images – an absurd see-sawing took place as previously rampant Belgium suddenly lost all energy, belief and shape, somehow clinging on against a rampant USA side who appeared to be in the same predicament just moments later.

The game was, however, the first time in the tournament that this potentially thrilling young Belgian side have dazzled in any way, with only American goalkeeper Tim Howard stopping them from progressing relatively comfortably.

Manager Marc Wilmots was once again able to change the game after substitutes Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas made all the difference, but we have reached a stage where he must begin to get his starting line-ups right if the Red Devils are to beat the likes of Argentina.

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