Round of 16 Recaps: Brazil Extends Mexico's Misery, Belgium Complete Epic Comeback

Mexico looked to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1986 when they played Brazil today in the Round of 16. Brazil's Neymar had a shot from far out that was parried away by Mexican keeper Guillermo Ochoa in the 25th minute, after a stretch of Mexican-dictated play. In the 33rd minute, Ochoa's palms cleared away Gabriel Jesus' low curling strike. Immediately after halftime, Philippe Coutinho had his blast stopped only by Ochoa, moments before Brazil found their goal. In the 51st, a low cross from Willian found Neymar, who tapped it in from 2 yards out. In the 58th, Ochoa prevented Paulinho's attempt from going in, and then Ochoa had to tip Willian's far out strike over the crossbar. Mexico could not find an equalizer, and Brazil sealed their 2-0 win in the 88th when Roberto Firmino tapped in a low cross from Neymar. For the seventh straight World Cup, Mexico has lost in this Round, failing to make the quarterfinals.

Japan and Belgium played the later game today to determine who would play Brazil in the quarterfinals. Japan, huge underdogs, dictated the play within the first 15, creating more chances, before Belgium would do the same for the following 15 minutes. In the 35th, Takashi Inui landed a close range header right at Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois. Inui had another shot that was deflected real close to the net by Yuya Osako, where Courtois got the ball. Japan would get the lead when Genki Haraguchi got past the Belgium defense, and he slotted one past Courtois into the far left post in the 48th. Japan would make it 2-0 when Inui's long range strike beat Courtois, going inside the right post. Two minutes before Japan's 2nd, Eden Hazard of Belgium hammered a shot, only missing the net by hitting the woodwork in the 50th minute. In the 65th, it was almost 3-0 when Haraguchi put a header wide following Hiroki Sakai's cross. Jan Vertonghen cut the deficit in the 68th to 1 when his header from a wide, acute angle on the left side of the penalty box went over Japanese keeper Eiji Kawasima and into the side netting. It would be 2-2 in the 72nd when Marauane Fellaini headed home a ball past Kawashima from a Hazard cross. In the 87th, Kawashima stopped successive headers from Nacer Chadli and Romelu Lukaku, the latter forcing a corner that led to Kawashima stopping Vertonghen's shot. In the 90th, Courtois prevented an own goal after Axel Witsel tipped a pass backwards. Courtois then parried away Keisuke Honda's free kick in the 3rd minute of stoppage time, and Belgium found the winner a minute later. Thomas Meunier played a low cross that Lukaky let through his legs, so Chadli could strike it home. That was the last play of the game, completing an epic Belgium comeback to send them through.

Chadli (red) pokes home the game-winning goal - the last touch of the game.