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Supporters from Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Russia, Sweden and Uruguay preview the quarter-finals

It’s been a rollercoaster. Roberto Martínez is delivering exactly what he promised: exciting but sometimes gung-ho football. It’s the total opposite of the rather dull and cautious football served by his predecessor, Marc Wilmots. The group stage was not the best of tests, but the first knockout game against Japan showed exactly what this team is about. They can be error-prone, but they showed great character and maturity to recover and win it with the last kick of the game.

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