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Belgium national football team
International Friendlies
Nov 19, 2013 at 8pm UK
 
Japan national football team

2-3

Mirallas (16'), Alderweireld (79')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Kakitani (37'), Honda (53'), Okazaki (63')

Japan edge past Belgium in Brussels

Belgium fail to bounce back from their defeat to Colombia last week by slumping to a further loss, going to 3-2 to Japan 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.

Belgium's Kevin Miralles celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Japan during their international friendly match on November 19, 2013© Getty Images

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.

Japan's Keisuke Honda celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against Belgium during their international friendly match on November 19, 2013© Getty Images

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.

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