Japan 2 Belgium 2
Belgium have equalised through Peter Van Der Heyden in the 75th minute.
The Belgian defender raced into the Japanese area and coolly chipped the keeper to bring his side back into this Group H opener.
It was the fourth goal in a 20-minute second-half period.
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