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02nd Jul 2014

Vine: Did anyone see Jan Vertonghen getting sick on the pitch just before extra-time last night?

You have probably all answered yes to the above question but in fairness, there was so much going on, it’s understandable if it escaped your attention.

Conor Heneghan

You have probably all answered yes to the above question but in fairness, there was so much going on, it’s understandable if it escaped your attention.

If you’re anything like us, you’re still probably trying to piece together everything that happened in what was a truly amazing last 16 clash between Belgium and the USA last night.

It was a game that had everything; a career-defining performance by Tim Howard in the USA goal, great goals, high drama, near misses and, eh, a Belgian player getting physically sick on the pitch just before the start of extra-time.

Vine via Marcus Ó Buachalla

To be fair to Jan Vertonghen, such were the gruelling nature of the exchanges in Salvador that it’s a surprise that he was the only one getting rid of the contents of his pre-match meal on the pitch and besides, as was pointed out on the vine above by Marcus Ó Buachalla, anyone who’s ever taken part in pre-season training in any sport will have large amounts of empathy for the Spurs defender.

We’ve all been there Jan.