After finishing the World Cup group phase as the top-scoring team, Belgium have every right to be confident, but forward Dries Mertens said Saturday the Red Devils will approach Japan with the appropriate respect.Belgium's nine goals -- scored in big wins over Panama and Tunisia, and a 1-0 victory over England in their final preliminary match -- saw them top Group G and set up a meeting with Japan, who squeaked into the round of 16 thanks to FIFA's fair play rules.Japan may prove an easy kill on Monday in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, but Mertens pointed to the Samurai Blu…READ FULL ARTICLE