Japan edge past Belgium in Brussels

Belgium have slumped to back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2010 following the 3-2 loss to Japan in Brussels tonight.

Marc Wilmots's men, who lost 0-2 to Colombia on Friday, took a 15th-minute lead through Everton winger Kevin Mirallas.

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It would not be enough to secure a half-time lead, though, as Yoichiro Kakitani levelled matters eight minutes from the interval, before Keisuke Honda - who scored in the 2-2 draw with the Netherlands last week - gave Blue Samurai the lead shortly after the break.

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Shinji Okazaki established a two-goal margin between the teams midway through the second half, before Toby Alderweireld halved the deficit with 10 minutes remaining.

However, it would prove little more than a consolation as the Belgians fell to their second straight defeat - their worst run of form in three years.