Belgium vs England: Belgium third in 2018 FIFA World Cup after 2-0 win over England

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9e4UKPuYvDbppxKXFpJjRmRbYCOCM4IUdAZDKvoLNwrb-uAVOBfRijybUz1vPSIuSPk_cepGx9ENAJ5-xYA0kGIopskfmp722g7tiy2JJyp_tdhYMVY8NLUatuf1kWaDrspmYOCGPMPm/s1600/Belgium-FIFA-World-Cup-third-place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9e4UKPuYvDbppxKXFpJjRmRbYCOCM4IUdAZDKvoLNwrb-uAVOBfRijybUz1vPSIuSPk_cepGx9ENAJ5-xYA0kGIopskfmp722g7tiy2JJyp_tdhYMVY8NLUatuf1kWaDrspmYOCGPMPm/s640/Belgium-FIFA-World-Cup-third-place.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belgium third in 2018 FIFA World Cup after 2-0 win over England</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3> <ul> <li>Belgium claim third place and best-ever World Cup finish</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Meunier opened the scoring early, Hazard doubled lead late on</li> </ul> <ul> <li>England draw blank and end tournament in fourth position</li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="https://ofmtv.com/belgium-third-in-world-cup-after-2-0-win-over-england/" target="_blank">Belgium beat England 2-0</a> in the World Cup third-place play-off to secure their best-ever finish at a World Cup</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Belgium improved on their previous best performance of a fourth-place finish in 1986</li> </ul> <ul> <li>France will face Croatia in Sunday's final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Congratulations to the Red Devils - Belgium, who have achieved their best-ever finish at the FIFA World Cup third place at Russia 2018.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>With Belgium's win, the Red Devils have become the fourth side to win six games at a World Cup but not lift the Trophy (penalty shootouts counted as draws) - after Poland (1974, third), Italy (1990, third) and Netherlands (2010, runners-up).</li> </ul> </h3> <br /> <br /> <b>ST PETERSBURG RUSSIA:</b> <a href="https://ofmtv.com/belgium-third-in-world-cup-after-2-0-win-over-england/" target="_blank">Belgium beat England 2-0</a> in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday to secure their best-ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate's side home with a second straight loss.<br /> <br /> France will face Croatia in Sunday's final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.<br /> <br /> A fourth-minute goal from Thomas Meunier and an 82nd minute Eden Hazard strike earned Belgium the victory and the third-place, which improves on their previous best performance of a fourth-place finish in 1986.<br /> <br /> England were on top for most of the second half but with captain Harry Kane looking tired, Belgium's greater sharpness in the final third proved decisive.<br /> <br /> Meunier's goal came after Romelu Lukaku swung the ball out left to Nacer Chadli who burst down the wing and slipped the ball across the face of the goal and the midfielder confidently slotted past Jordan Pickford.<br /> <br /> The goal means Belgium have had 10 different goalscorers at this World Cup -- equalling the record set by France in 1982 and Italy in 2006.<br /> <br /> While England manager Gareth Southgate made five changes to the side which lost to Croatia, Belgium boss Roberto Martinez made just two switches.<br /> <br /> Meunier returned from suspension and Youri Tielemans given a start ahead of Maroune Fellaini in midfield with the Belgians fielding their strong front three of Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard.<br /> <br /> De Bruyne should have made it 2-0 in the 12th minute when the ball found him at the back post after a slip-up from John Stones, but his poorly struck shot was easily dealt with by Pickford.<br /> <br /> Kane, the tournament's top scorer with six goals, had an opportunity when set up by Raheem Sterling in the 24th minute but was off-balance as he screwed his shot wide.<br /> <br /> <br /> Southgate brought on Marcus Rashford for Sterling and Jesse Lingard for Danny Rose at the break and the change worked well, with England well on top in the second half.<br /> <br /> <br /> Toby Alderweireld was forced to clear an Eric Dier effort off his line at full stretch after a neat exchange between the Tottenham midfielder and Rashford ended with a chip over Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois.<br /> <br /> <br /> Dier and then Harry Maguire both headed wide from promising positions, while at the other end Meunier went close to a second with a powerful volley that Pickford did well to save.<br /> <br /> <br /> But the game was wrapped up when De Bruyne burst from midfield and slipped the ball through to Hazard, who glided past Phil Jones and fired into the bottom corner.<br /> <br /> <br /> credit: The Times of India<br /> <br />

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Belgium vs England - FIFA World Cup 2018 third place play-off complete guide,Match, Schedule, Venue, Fixture & Result

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIiiTnLH71pvKOghMMytSk3I9OBS1GTB316xNIrn_X9qWhTxmZR_UqfQYNIyDrBcTeR1N6Zbj9n_HQZHyh6THGp5HA1T2LoXFab4xZ87z0q3ldoC-nwPeRJR5bVf2tFIed3ZoWEBG06ku/s1600/belgium-vs_england.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIiiTnLH71pvKOghMMytSk3I9OBS1GTB316xNIrn_X9qWhTxmZR_UqfQYNIyDrBcTeR1N6Zbj9n_HQZHyh6THGp5HA1T2LoXFab4xZ87z0q3ldoC-nwPeRJR5bVf2tFIed3ZoWEBG06ku/s640/belgium-vs_england.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romelu LUKAKU of Belgium (Left) and Harry Kane of England (Right)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <h3> <ul> <li>FIFA World Cup third place play-off Belgium vs England takes place on 14 July. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Belgium vs England third place play-off clash will be LIVE on ITV1 or ITV Hub.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Belgium are favourites by bookmakers to be third place runners up in Russia.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Local Schedule Timezone is +03 Russia. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Europe/London Schedule Time is +01. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>No UTC/GMT Offset For Ghana, Accra is 3 hours behind Moscow/Russia. </li> </ul> </h3> <br /> <br /> England take on Belgium in the third place play-off of the 2018 World Cup after being defeated by their semi-final opponents.<br /> <br /> The Three Lions opened up the scoring with a superb direct free-kick goal from Kieran Trippier. However, it wouldn't be enough after Ivan Perisic cancelled it out with a goal in the second-half to take the game to extra time. In extra time Mario Mandzukic scored and ended Gareth Southgate's sides dream of lifting the trophy.<br /> <br /> Eden Hazard and Co were defeated in their semi-final clash by France 1-0 after Samuel Umtiti scored a superb header that Marouane Fellaini was unable to defend.<br /> <br /> Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for the World Cup 2018 third place play-off Belgium vs England including how to watch, kick-off time, squads, stats and latest odds.<br /> <h3> When can I watch the Belgium vs England match?</h3> World Cup third place play-off match takes place on Saturday 14th July at 3pm (BST) with starting line-ups expected to be announced a hour before kick-off.<br /> <br /> Our American audience will be able to catch Belgium vs England match at 10am (EST).<br /> How can I watch Belgium vs England?<br /> <br /> UK Channel: ITV1<br /> Online Stream: ITV Hub<br /> <br /> US Channel: FOX / Telemundo<br /> Online Stream: Fubo TV<br /> <br /> Ghana Channel:  OFMTV.COM<br /> <h3> Where is the Belgium vs England match happening?</h3> Saint Petersburg Stadium will be the World Cup match venue for Belgium vs England and has a capacity of 64,287.<br /> <h3> <u>Belgium squad:</u></h3> <b>Goalkeepers:</b> Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg)<br /> <br /> <b>Defenders:</b> Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur)<br /> <br /> <b>Midfielders:</b> Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian)<br /> <br /> <b>Forwards:</b> Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Dries Mertens (Napoli)<br /> <br /> Stand-By: Laurent Ciman (LAFC)<br /> <h3> <u>England squad:</u></h3> <b>Goalkeepers:</b> 1) Jordan Pickford (Everton), 13) Jack Butland (Stoke), 23) Nick Pope (Burnley)<br /> <br /> <b>Defenders:</b> 22) Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), 2) Kyle Walker (Man City), 12) Kieran Trippier, 3) Danny Rose (all Tottenham), 6) Harry Maguire (Leicester), 16) Phil Jones (Man Utd), 5) John Stones (Man City), 15) Gary Cahill (Chelsea)<br /> <br /> <b>Midfielders:</b> 8) Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), 4) Eric Dier, 20) Dele Alli (both Tottenham), 7) Jesse Lingard, 18) Ashley Young (both Man Utd), 17) Fabian Delph (Man City), 21) Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)<br /> <br /> <b>Forwards: </b>10) Raheem Sterling (Man City), 11) Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 9) Harry Kane (Tottenham), 19) Marcus Rashford (Man Utd), 14) Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)<br /> <br /> <h3> <b><u>World Cup 2018 stats for Belgium and England</u></b></h3> <b>Belgium </b><br /> <br />     Goals - 14<br />     Shots, on Target - 36<br />     Shots, Total (inc. Blocks) - 94<br />     Possession - 54.7%<br />     Passes - 3125<br />     Passing Accuracy - 86.2%<br />     Goals Conceded - 6<br />     Shots Faced (inc. Blocks) - 91<br />     Shots on Target Faced - 27<br /> <br /> <b>England </b><br /> <br />     Goals - 12<br />     Shots, on Target - 23<br />     Shots, Total (inc. Blocks) - 79<br />     Possession - 53.15%<br />     Passes - 3167<br />     Passing Accuracy - 83.9%<br />     Goals Conceded - 6<br />     Shots Faced (inc. Blocks) - 70<br />     Shots on Target Faced - 21<br /> <br /> <b>Belgium goalscorers</b><br /> <br />     Romelu Lukaku - 4<br />     Eden Hazard - 2<br />     Narouane Fellaini - 1<br />     Michy Batshuayi - 1<br />     Nacer Chadli - 1<br />     Kevin De Bruyne - 1<br />     Dries Mertens - 1<br />     Jan Vertonghen - 1<br />     Adnan Januzaj - 1<br /> <br /> <b>England goalscorers</b><br /> <br />     Harry Kane - 6<br />     John Stones - 2<br />     Jesse Lingard - 1<br />     Harry Maguire - 1<br />     Dele Alli - 1<br />     Kieran Trippier - 1<br /> <br /> credit: dailymail.co.uk<br /> <br />

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England vs Belgium [0:1] - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVt9xApa3ws0lD495unsnimfhWcbeA4R7tBLU1TKW3QzRuriBhMwgc8ttGblZEKZfSnIs5xrsWHiB_1FletOLTfowtKQ1k4yKzSH3wRb8ICTxQ9WJW0-wvpcxiHoAGy5sF0BwAMrSzLZK/s1600/england+vs+Belgium.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVt9xApa3ws0lD495unsnimfhWcbeA4R7tBLU1TKW3QzRuriBhMwgc8ttGblZEKZfSnIs5xrsWHiB_1FletOLTfowtKQ1k4yKzSH3wRb8ICTxQ9WJW0-wvpcxiHoAGy5sF0BwAMrSzLZK/s640/england+vs+Belgium.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">England vs Belgium [0:1] - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™</td></tr> </tbody></table> England will face Colombia in the last 16 of the World Cup after a spectacular strike by Adnan Januzaj ensured Belgium finished top of Group G.<br /> <br /> We already knew that Gareth Southgate is an England manager not afraid to be bold. Now we know he is a gambler. For all the talk of England needing to play football without fear they have put themselves under immediate pressure by making wholesale changes and losing their final Group G fixture to finish runners-up to Belgium.<br /> <br /> OK, England have dropped into the apparently easier half of the draw and this may all turn out to be for the best but they first face Colombia, and their 30,000-strong feverish fans who will make Moscow feel like Bogota, in the last-16.<br /> <br /> If England lose that then much of the sense of progress from the tournament will wash away and they would return home having only beaten Tunisia and Panama and yet again failing to claim a big scalp.<br /> <br /> That is the worst case scenario. On the flip side they are only games against Colombia and either Switzerland or Sweden away from reaching a World Cup semi-final and that is a tantalising prospect.<br /> <br /> You can tie yourself in knots on permutations but it was Belgium coach Roberto Martinez who summed it up. “We have to focus on Japan,” he said of his side’s next opponents. “England will focus on Colombia and if you look further than that you are risking a lot.” England have taken that risk, whatever arguments Southgate puts forward on the need to rest and rotate.<br /> <br /> <br /> More immediately there was no disguising the fact it was a flat performance from England who still need something more sustaining. If the intent from the shadow team, with eight changes having been made, while Belgium went one further with nine, was to give Southgate food for thought, then he will go hungry.<br /> <br /> Hopefully, Southgate’s master plan will pay off while he could argue that the whole world appeared to be telling him that it was smarter to finish second and it would show the kind of streetwise approach that is so often lacking. Except that was not the strategy at this World Cup where England were all about winning hearts and minds and attacking the tournament. There is a sense of momentum being checked.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For England it was only goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, John Stones – who was replaced by Harry Maguire at half-time as planned – and Ruben Loftus-Cheek who played against Panama which meant Southgate had named a different starting team for the 21st consecutive time and, by the final whistle, had used all 20 outfield players at this World Cup.<br /> <br /> Eric Dier was captain and the midfielder was one of several who struggled but, again, this forgettable match, the first time England lost to Belgium since 1936, will be forgotten if England beat Colombia.<br /> <br /> Having gone into this tie level in every way, England were top of the group on fair play, having collected fewer cautions and that metric was weighted even more heavily in their favour as Belgium were handed two more yellow cards in the first-half for tackles on Danny Rose. Those cards were cheered by their fans and it looked like the Belgians were ensuring second-place by that means.<br /> <br /> The oddness of it all was summed up by Michy Batshuayi who celebrated Adnan Januzaj’s winning goal by picking up the ball and trying to hammer it into the net. Instead, it cannoned back off the post and hit him in the face. Some will say it was even odder given it was Januzaj, a Sunderland flop re-building his career in Spain, who scored.<br /> <br /> It was a strange atmosphere. The fans, mainly the Russians, jeered first Belgium, and then England, as they kept the ball without purpose. Added to that sense of surrealism was the sight of Marouane Fellaini playing in the Eden Hazard role, out on the left of the attack.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Both sides were booed off at half-time and there was not one second added by the Slovenia referee Damir Skomina. Although Belgium were accused of not wanting to win it, they created the best chances even before they scored: Youri Tielemans sent in a dipping shot which was punched away by Pickford; Fellaini headed down with Stones inadvertently hooking the ball goalwards and Batshuayi managing to force an error by Pickford who allowed it to squirm away. Gary Cahill, though, was there to hook the ball off the goal-line.<br /> <br /> As for England? There was a Vardy header wide, a Loftus-Cheek header wide and a Cahill header wide which, as that would suggest, meant they were even more dependent on crosses and set-pieces. In fact, they were very poor at times, lacking creativity and morphing into a long-ball team.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Vardy stole away possession early in the second-half and finally there was a chance for Marcus Rashford only for him to bend his shot far wide.<br /> <br /> Moments later and Januzaj – the Manchester United wonderkid before Rashford – bamboozled Danny Rose and curled a left-footed shot that had Pickford clawing the air. Martinez did not celebrate although his players and the fans did.<br /> <br /> Rashford had his chance. He received a superb ball through from Vardy and was clear on goal – only for Thibaut Courtois to excel as he diverted the shot with his fingertips past the post. Even so, surely, Rashford had go on and score.<br /> <br /> Southgate went for it, bringing on Danny Welbeck and withdrawing Alexander-Arnold, one of the few to impress, which meant Rashford going to right wing-back. Welbeck went close, with a goal-bound shot intercepted by Fellaini. As England pushed they were almost caught on the counter with Pickford making a fine save to deny substitute Dries Mertens and Fellaini shooting into the side-netting. Belgium may not have wanted to win but their B team was better than England’s. Hopefully, England will not regret this. It would be such a shame to mess up this campaign but the dice have been rolled.<br /> <br /> source: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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