FIFA World Cup 2018: Missed chances cost star-studded Brazil dearly as they lose to Belgium's golden generation

 On any other day, Brazil would've beaten Belgium. At any other World  Cup, Brazil would've emerged champions. At Russia 2018, it was just not  meant to be. Brazil, for all their attacking quality, the depth in ranks  and the well-organised defence, failed to overcome the Belgium  challenge and crashed out of the World Cup in the quarter-final. They  lost to no ordinary side. They were defeated by a nation's golden  generation of players, a team consisting of talismans like Eden Hazard,  Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Vincent Kompany. 

                                                                                                                       The scoreline read 2-1 against their favour, but Brazil could've easily  won the game on Friday and we would've been reading scathing pieces on  Roberto Martinez's tactical blunders that led to the end of Belgium's  World Cup hopes. But Belgium didn't lose and instead we are praising  Martinez's bold switch to make the team play in a 4-3-3 formation.