Belgium's Romelu Lukaku was the key to the most stunning goal of the World Cup and he didn't even touch the ball by Tyler Lauletta on Jul 2, 2018, 4:55 PM Advertisement
 Belgium defeated Japan in the most exciting match of the 2018 World Cup thus far, securing a spot in the quarterfinals in the final seconds of regulation. The win came courtesy of one final effort from the Belgium side, which came to life thanks to one of the finest counter-attacks you'll ever see and was capped off by a selfless, strategic, and stylish play by Romelu Lukaku. Below we take you through the moments that led up to Belgium's decisive third goal beat-by-beat. SEE ALSO: 'I've seen people get shot that take it better than this clown': British politician rips into Neymar for controversial dives 1. Thibaut Courtois sees the field  After fighting back from a 2-0 deficit that Japan had built in the opening minutes of the second half, Belgium's defense came up big once again in the final seconds of stoppage time, with keeper Thibaut Courtois making a save and looking up to survey his options. What he saw was a field wide open for a counter-attack.
2. Kevin De Bruyne triggers the counter  Courtois rolls the ball out to Kevin De Bruyne, triggering an all-out sprint towards Japan's goal in one final effort to secure victory. Moving with possession, De Bruyne sees he has numbers with five men to Japan's four, and everyone moving in the right direction.
3. Thomas Meunier makes his run  With the numbers on their side, Thomas Meunier makes his run, sprinting towards space, hoping to extend the teams advantage and set up the game-winner.
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