Watch: Courtois' incredible late save denies Neymar, preserves victory
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Thibaut Courtois made nine saves to help Belgium upset Brazil and advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday.
While they were all equally important, none were better than the towering goalkeeper's stoppage-time denial of a curling effort from Neymar that was heading for the top corner.
He used every inch of his massive wingspan to get a fingertip to this one:
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Thibaut Courtois: man of the match? 😱🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/VyA6DIexta
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Courtois stops Neymar's curling shot in injury-time! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/J1goYugKZ4
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) July 6, 2018
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