Top Goal Scorers At 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia With 64/64 Matches Played

<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/AVvXsEjKHr2aCSsQ1bu0Mz3cvHWA5FVCW5o60_82xSBCr4rcLYnCAxxKSCU02k85ZURAEpH-MBZ_OR3tQRZq0n-yTlzxylBBxl7oHPPqKmYq-lsR9OWNm0TYRLyCWOqUyATTubxdk3p3NDP2FZMw/s1600/Top-Goal-Scorers-at-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-Russia-1280x720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHr2aCSsQ1bu0Mz3cvHWA5FVCW5o60_82xSBCr4rcLYnCAxxKSCU02k85ZURAEpH-MBZ_OR3tQRZq0n-yTlzxylBBxl7oHPPqKmYq-lsR9OWNm0TYRLyCWOqUyATTubxdk3p3NDP2FZMw/s640/Top-Goal-Scorers-at-2018-FIFA-World-Cup-Russia-1280x720.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top Goal Scorers At 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia With 64/64 Matches Played </td></tr> </tbody></table> GhanaSky.com analyst presents Top Goal Scorers of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ as at 64/64 Matches Played. This is the total statistics so far according to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football) source with FIFA World Cup Russia tournament statistics total of 169 goals scored, 219 Yellow cards, 4 Red Cards and 49651 Passes Completed.<br /> <h3> 1) <u>Harry KANE Profile</u>:</h3> Captain Harry Kane is England’s undoubted talisman, leader and key player. The prolific Tottenham Hotspur man is a forward who can score all types of goals: with both feet, his head, from distance or from inside the six yard box – he has consistently found the net for club and country since bursting into the Spurs first team in the 2014-15 campaign, winning the English Premier League Golden Boot in 2015-16 and 2016-17.<br /> <br /> To say then that England are reliant on Kane is a vast understatement. He played a pivotal role on the road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, scoring winning goals against Slovenia and Lithuania and a late equaliser against Scotland – those three goals alone accounting for seven qualifying points. Kane will be looking to carry that influence into the finals themselves, and step up to the next level of superstardom by shining at a World Cup.<br /> <h3> Harry KANE Footballer Details Below:</h3> Age: 24<br /> Height: 188.0 cm<br /> Date of Birth: 28 July 1993<br /> International Caps: 30<br /> International Goals: 19<br /> <br /> <h3> 2) <u>Antoine GRIEZMANN Profile</u>:</h3> Antoine Griezmann no longer needs any introduction. Since being nominated as one of three finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Player Award for 2016, the forward has remained consistently effective, as proved by his goal and assist numbers with both Atletico Madrid and France this term.<br /> <br /> Not the most powerful player at 5'9'', the Macon native makes up for any frailty with his speed, vision, dribbling acumen and eye for goal, while his left foot can be deadly from set-pieces. For France, he has become a core member of the team, whether on the left up front in a 4-3-3 formation or the second striker in a 4-2-3-1. In either role, Grizou is a vital asset, having often proved decisive for Les Bleus on the road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.<br /> <br /> <h3> Antoine GRIEZMANN Footballer Details Below:</h3> Age: 27<br /> Height: 174.0 cm<br /> Date of Birth: 21 March 1991<br /> International Caps: 61<br /> International Goals: 24<br /> <br /> <h3> 3) <u>Romelu LUKAKU Profile</u>:</h3> The question of who is Belgium’s first-choice striker is one that was posed for several seasons but which finally seems to have found a definitive answer. After top-scoring in the Belgian league at the age of 16 with Anderlecht, Romelu Lukaku has continued to ply his trade to good effect in the English Premier League with West Bromwich Albion, Everton and now Manchester United.<br /> “Big Rom” has power and pace to go with his goalscoring touch, and made an early impact in his international career, scoring twice in a friendly against Russia as a mere 17-year-old. Now the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of Les Diables Rouges, Lukaku has won the football world over with his impressive statistics and drive and determination. A scorer against USA at Brazil 2014, the frontman heads to Russia 2018 in fine form, having struck 11 goals in the qualifiers.<br /> <h3> Romelu LUKAKU Footballer Details Below:</h3> Age: 25<br /> Height: 190.0 cm<br /> Date of Birth: 13 May 1993<br /> International Caps: 75<br /> International Goals: 40<br /> <br /> <h3> 4) <u>Denis CHERYSHEV Profile:</u></h3> Son of former striker Dmitry Cheryshev, Denis moved to Spain aged six with his father, who had just signed for Sporting Gijon. Denis himself started out at Sporting before following his dad to Burgos CF and eventually getting a chance at Real Madrid’s academy.<br /> <br /> Denis rose through the ranks in Madrid, having a particularly successful stint in the ‘B’ team, Real Madrid Castilla. His performances were such that in November 2012, he became the first Russian player to play for Los Merengues in a competitive fixture.<br /> <br /> Persistent injuries prevented the winger from nailing down a starting role at the Spanish giants, so he went on loan in search of playing time at Sevilla, Villarreal and then Valencia. In summer 2016, Villarreal decided to bring him back on a permanent basis.<br /> <br /> Cheryshev’s debut for Russia came in November 2012 against USA. His experience of playing in one of the strongest leagues in the world will no doubt come in useful for the Sbornaya this summer.<br /> <br /> <h3> Denis CHERYSHEV Footballer Details Below:</h3> Age: 27<br /> Height: 173.0 cm<br /> Date of Birth: 26 December 1990<br /> International Caps: 16<br /> International Goals: 4<br /> <br /> <h3> 5) <u>Cristiano RONALDO Profile:</u></h3> The Real Madrid forward is Portugal’s captain, most capped player and leading all-time goalscorer. Still supremely fit and as committed as ever, he is more of a penalty box operator these days, having lost none of his scoring touch or his gift for breaking records.<br /> <br /> A formidable dribbler and a considerable aerial threat, Ronaldo is noted for his power, speed and instinct, qualities that have seen him named as the world’s best player on five occasions by FIFA. The most special of all the many honours he has won, however, is UEFA EURO 2016, his country’s first major trophy, which he had the honour of raising as skipper. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ will be his fourth world finals appearance.<br /> <h3> Cristiano RONALDO Footballer Details Below:</h3> Age: 33<br /> Height: 185.0 cm<br /> Date of Birth: 05 February 1985<br /> International Caps: 153<br /> International Goals: 85<br /> <br /> <h3> 6) <u>Kylian MBAPPE Profile:</u></h3> Befitting his status as the symbol of a new era for French football, Kylian Mbappe was the first player called up by France to be born after their 1998 FIFA World Cup™ win. The forward was already making waves and being showered with plaudits when he got the call, thanks in large part to his superb UEFA Champions League performances for Monaco.<br /> <br /> Far from letting the praise go to his head, the thrilling young prodigy continued his rise by joining Paris Saint-Germain, where his statistics have again been remarkable. He has also emerged as an important player for Les Bleus, notching his maiden strike on his fifth appearance, a crucial 4-0 victory against the Netherlands on the road to Russia 2018.<br /> <br /> Thanks to his extraordinary bursts of speed, his unpredictability and his intelligence on the pitch, Mbappe is already considered one of world football's finest players, and he will be anxious to underline his standing in Russia.<br /> <h3> Kylian MBAPPE Footballer Details Below:</h3> Age: 19<br /> Height: 178.0 cm<br /> Date of Birth: 20 December 1998<br /> International Caps: 22<br /> International Goals: 8<br /> <br /> <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/AVvXsEhqhY7wGS7Ji3gj-QlxNy0_f-gYLZwesrel-ssNkZQiBfFNLc4Ct97CkIrRQTFp6gZgbFZDARIz7YPUIfIuzgwzrSs5gsYedTCG3f9m6te2p-Mg2HHPZIWEGFJd9ruvEM5fXV4H-D0l46pT/s1600/Top-Scorers-at-2018-FIFA-World-Cup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1180" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhY7wGS7Ji3gj-QlxNy0_f-gYLZwesrel-ssNkZQiBfFNLc4Ct97CkIrRQTFp6gZgbFZDARIz7YPUIfIuzgwzrSs5gsYedTCG3f9m6te2p-Mg2HHPZIWEGFJd9ruvEM5fXV4H-D0l46pT/s640/Top-Scorers-at-2018-FIFA-World-Cup.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top Goal Scorers At 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia With 64/64 Matches Played </td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <strong>Source: <a href="http://ghanasky.com/" target="_blank">GhanaSky.com - The sky is our limit</a> </strong>

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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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France vs Belgium (1-0): Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-finals Goals & Highlights

<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/AVvXsEgPNYx0wTTUBKvmGF3K8NQAu16UWiU7wDK70KAgIqiTT3ZugTn4PXu9K2A5XKQ7s9mM3I5WM1hJstAVRfG_kh15Oltz_XhbObkRhQ41JM7kt4LWkwPDyfpzCgcN_LZBsDkrm5-lPWIyNrSg/s1600/Lukaku_Eden_Griezmann_Mbappe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="850" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNYx0wTTUBKvmGF3K8NQAu16UWiU7wDK70KAgIqiTT3ZugTn4PXu9K2A5XKQ7s9mM3I5WM1hJstAVRfG_kh15Oltz_XhbObkRhQ41JM7kt4LWkwPDyfpzCgcN_LZBsDkrm5-lPWIyNrSg/s640/Lukaku_Eden_Griezmann_Mbappe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romelu Lukaku (second left) and Eden Hazard (right) face off against Antoine Griezmann (left) and Kylian Mbappé (second right) as Belgium and France meet in the first of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-finals. FIFA/Getty Images </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3> <ul> <li>France vs Belgium, Samuel Umtiti header sends France past Belgium and into World Cup final.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Samuel Umtiti's 51st-minute header sent an impressive France into the World Cup final.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>France look to lift the trophy for the second time following their triumph on home soil in 1998.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>France were thankful for fine saves from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris either side of half-time.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Samuel Umtiti headed France into the FIFA World Cup 2018 final in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday with a 1-0 win.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Samuel Umtiti's headed winner has returned France to the FIFA World Cup™ Final for the third time in 20 years, sealing a 1-0 win over Belgium in Saint Petersburg.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Belgium denied and will contest third-place play-off on Saturday.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>France are first team into 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Final.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>France book their place in their first World Cup Final for 12 years.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Les Bleus to face England or Croatia on 15 July.</li> </ul> </h3> <br /> <b>ST PETERSBURG RUSSIA: </b>Samuel Umtiti's 51st-minute header sent an impressive France into the World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Belgium in an absorbing first semi-final on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> Didier Deschamps' side will face England or Croatia in Moscow on Sunday as the French look to lift the trophy for the second time following their triumph on home soil in 1998.<br /> <br /> In an enthralling tactical match, it was once again a set-piece that proved decisive with Umtiti's near-post header from an Antoine Griezmann corner settling matters.<br /> <br /> Belgium took early control of midfield with France content to sit deep and eliminate the threat of counter-attacks from Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne.<br /> <br /> But it was by no means a purely negative approach as the French offered their own danger on the break, perfectly illustrated when Paul Pogba's delivery sent Kylian Mbappe racing towards goal and Belgium were thankful their keeper Thibaut Courtois was alert to snuff out the danger.<br /> <br /> The first real opening came in the 16th minute when De Bruyne hooked the ball into the path of Hazard whose shot was just wide of Huge Lloris's far post.<br /> <br /> <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/AVvXsEjYgreOSQgnAVRaAX3VoZdUGYRapw-e8Zz14PYzlCknulVsqb1AdwPJKdHRFuFMecSsJUE1SNkG1nWxMHKIZtz2xnGIZgpSiwUrI9KVxJL3cTKZ4TMq3WtS3V-SBIV1wKdcms2jYq73ZuX1/s1600/russia-soccer-wcup-france-vs-belgium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgreOSQgnAVRaAX3VoZdUGYRapw-e8Zz14PYzlCknulVsqb1AdwPJKdHRFuFMecSsJUE1SNkG1nWxMHKIZtz2xnGIZgpSiwUrI9KVxJL3cTKZ4TMq3WtS3V-SBIV1wKdcms2jYq73ZuX1/s640/russia-soccer-wcup-france-vs-belgium.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">France's Samuel Umtiti (2L) is congratulated by teammates Antoine Griezmann (L), Raphael Varane (2R) and Paul Pogba after scoring the only goal between France vs Belgium at Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-finals.</td></tr> </tbody></table> Hazard was dangerous again moments later when he cut in from the left and unleashed a rasping drive which clipped off the back of Raphael Varane and just over the bar.<br /> <br /> From a Belgium corner, Toby Alderweireld tested Lloris with a smart shot on the turn but as the half progressed France began to create more.<br /> <br /> Olivier Giroud flashed a header just wide and Mbappe set up Benjamin Pavard whose low shot was kept out by the outstretched leg of Courtois.<br /> <br /> <br /> It was a fascinating first half and all that was missing was a goal but one came soon after the break.<br /> <br /> From Griezmann's corner, Umtiti beat Marouane Fellaini at the near post and powered a header home to put France ahead.<br /> <br /> Fellaini flashed a header just wide and Axel Witsel forced a good save out of Lloris as Belgium pushed forward for an equaliser and France hung on in six minutes of stoppage time to book their place in the final.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> credit: The Times of India

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2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Semi-finals: France vs Belgium and Croatia vs England Matches, fixtures, Schedules, Full results, Tournament statistics, Matches played 60, Goals scored, Venues, FIFA TV Channels etc.

<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/AVvXsEhsCzybEEtPCWqd4UVh5TRbeTEFHnTkbVSfFA9j5y5yoe6PDTy89l2Oh8BgIXlM5r7dOKpQv8IEKIrYSioZILElrB4T8_YLHKQjERJX9vrFN5vXhqdzCRv6mYKAQIpWvVPd39P6xo-N2qil/s1600/FIFA_World_Cup_2018_Semi-finals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCzybEEtPCWqd4UVh5TRbeTEFHnTkbVSfFA9j5y5yoe6PDTy89l2Oh8BgIXlM5r7dOKpQv8IEKIrYSioZILElrB4T8_YLHKQjERJX9vrFN5vXhqdzCRv6mYKAQIpWvVPd39P6xo-N2qil/s640/FIFA_World_Cup_2018_Semi-finals.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-finals: Fixtures of France vs Belgium and Croatia vs England Matches.</td></tr> </tbody></table> Catch up all the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Soccer News and Analysis, as GhanaSky.com presents full fixtures, Schedules, full results, tournament statistics and matches of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.<br /> <br /> Fixtures of France vs Belgium and Croatia vs England Matches, Time Table in Ghana time, in Nigeria time, in Europe time, in Africa time etc.<br /> <br /> <h2> FIFA World Cup 2018 Semi-finals</h2> <h3> <ol> <li><b>France vs Belgium at St Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.</b></li> <li><b>Croatia vs England - Moscow (Luzhniki), Russia on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.</b></li> </ol> </h3> <h4> Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Local Schedule Timezone is +03 Russia.</h4> <h4> Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Europe/London Schedule Time is +01.</h4> <h4> No UTC/GMT Offset For Ghana, Accra is 3 hours behind Moscow/Russia.</h4> <br /> There have been 157 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match. Players with highest goals and are still active in the competition. 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia attendance is 2,747,054 (45,784 per match), with Top scorer(s)<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>England Harry Kane (6 goals).<br /> <br /> Eleven own goals have been scored during the tournament, breaking the record of six set in 1998.<br /> <br /> <h3> FIFA World Cup Semi-final preview and highlights</h3> France vs Belgium at St Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.<br /> People from across the globe seem to have more belief in Belgium than the locals do.  Various media had a lot of positive things to say about Belgium after their win over Brazil. Here is the one from Globo Esporte: "This team goes to the semi-final with the status of favourites for the title. It is a mature team ready to make it. Against Japan, their main challenge will be to prevent France,s Mbappe having space, but it should not be a problem as this team seems capable of reinventing itself."<br /> The Red Devils are certainly good Ambassadors. Most of them speak three languages, but Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku and Vincent Kompany speak at least five according GhanaSky.com report through FIFA.<br /> <br /> <b>Croatia vs England</b> - Moscow (Luzhniki), Russia on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.<br /> Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic is a clever and resourceful boss who is getting the best out of a talented group of Croatian stars.<br /> <br /> <b>Third place play-off</b><br /> Saturday 14 July<br /> Loser match 61 vs Loser match 62 - St Petersburg<br /> <br /> <b>World Cup 2018 final</b><br /> Sunday 15 July<br /> <br /> <h3> FIFA World Cup 2018 Players with highest goals and still active in the competition: </h3> <b>Players with 6 goals:</b><br /> England Harry Kane with 6 goals<br /> <br /> <b>Players with 4 goals:</b><br /> Belgium Romelu Lukaku<br /> <br /> <b>Players with 3 goals:</b><br /> France Antoine Griezmann<br /> France Kylian Mbappé<br /> <br /> <b>Players with 2 goals:</b><br /> Belgium Eden Hazard<br /> Croatia Luka Modrić<br /> England John Stones<br /> <br /> <b>Players with 1 goal:</b><br /> Michy Batshuayi<br /> Belgium Nacer Chadli<br /> Belgium Kevin De Bruyne<br /> Belgium Marouane Fellaini<br /> Belgium Adnan Januzaj<br /> Belgium Dries Mertens<br /> Belgium Jan Vertonghen<br /> Croatia Milan Badelj<br /> Croatia Andrej Kramarić<br /> Croatia Mario Mandžukić<br /> Croatia Ivan Perišić<br /> Croatia Ivan Rakitić<br /> Croatia Ante Rebić<br /> Croatia Domagoj Vida<br /> England Dele Alli<br /> England Jesse Lingard<br /> England Harry Maguire<br /> France Benjamin Pavard<br /> France Raphaël Varane<br /> <br /> <br />   Russia, the world’s largest nation, population of 144.3 million with it's capital Moscow, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It’s famous for Moscow's Bolshoi and St. Petersburg's Mariinsky ballet companies. <strong>Source: <a href="http://ghanasky.com/" target="_blank">GhanaSky.com - The sky is our limit</a> </strong>

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Brazil vs Belgium (1-2): Belgium dump Brazil out of FIFA World Cup 2018 with 2-1 win

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlLX1YeoSgHxIYJ7Dil4LF5niTQDh1YpMeAiMCjkjyX9BxxM2eWEfGQh7cTxyI6TTbIFL5RByhFWpw5ytLDYcVI_tR-FYP8-5jL_2hINRN7ha-dxm5zwpJSr_JSKpddgQqoDRWDDC3AbZ/s1600/Belgium-National-Team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlLX1YeoSgHxIYJ7Dil4LF5niTQDh1YpMeAiMCjkjyX9BxxM2eWEfGQh7cTxyI6TTbIFL5RByhFWpw5ytLDYcVI_tR-FYP8-5jL_2hINRN7ha-dxm5zwpJSr_JSKpddgQqoDRWDDC3AbZ/s640/Belgium-National-Team.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <h3> <ul> <li>Belgium took an early lead through a Fernandinho own goal</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Belgium ended Brazil's dream of a sixth World Cup title.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>De Bruyne doubled the lead before Renato Augusto pulled one back</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Belgium beat the South Americans 2-1 in a dramatic, enthralling end-to-end quarter-final.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The Red Devils - Belgium earned a semi-final tie against France.</li> </ul> </h3> <br /> <br /> <b>KAZAN - RUSSIA:</b> Belgium ended Brazil's dream of a sixth World Cup title when they beat the South Americans 2-1 in a dramatic, enthralling end-to-end quarter-final on Friday to earn a semi-final tie against France.<br /> <br /> <b>European supremacy:</b><br /> With Brazil and Uruguay bidding farewell today, we are now guaranteed to have a European team holding the Trophy come the end. The last time we had an all-European semi-final line-up was in 2006 (Italy, France, Germany, Portugal).<br /> <br /> Brazil dominated the opening stages, with Thiago Silva hitting the post, but went behind when midfielder Fernandinho put the ball into his own net from a corner in the 13th minute.<br /> <br /> <br /> Belgium took advantage of some wide open spaces in the Brazil defence when Romelu Lukaku found an unmarked Kevin de Bruyne who fired home their second goal in the 31st.<br /> <br /> <br /> Brazil threw everything at Belgium in the second half and finally found a way past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with a Renato Augusto header in the 76th minute. But despite laying siege to the Belgian goal, they could not find an equaliser.<br /> <br /> credit: The Times of India<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Uruguay vs France [0:2]; FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-finals results, Griezmann inspires France past punch-less Uruguay

<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/AVvXsEg9N3X58NIh7dQ99ySB8Jyn-xixUrAv1c8xdrcBHeb6zmP924gZGLdZv4BTCJtropswWScvPZQBx4bUDg4PxSvLqyQm-oDBqthEDB8vHGj1KLvHsOtN93ZHCzoTKxLnoCi1hUMT9ROqsSSE/s1600/Uruguay-vs-France-Kylian-Mbappe-eyes-semi-final-place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="720" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9N3X58NIh7dQ99ySB8Jyn-xixUrAv1c8xdrcBHeb6zmP924gZGLdZv4BTCJtropswWScvPZQBx4bUDg4PxSvLqyQm-oDBqthEDB8vHGj1KLvHsOtN93ZHCzoTKxLnoCi1hUMT9ROqsSSE/s640/Uruguay-vs-France-Kylian-Mbappe-eyes-semi-final-place.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3> <ul> <li><b>Varane's glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay</b></li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>France set up a last-four tie with Brazil or Belgium</b></li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>Uruguay went into the game without key striker Cavani, who was ruled out with a calf injury</b></li> </ul> </h3> <br /> <br /> <b>NIZHNY NOVGOROD:</b> Raphael Varane's glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday and set them up for a last-four tie with either Brazil or Belgium.<br /> Uruguay went into the game without key striker Edinson Cavani, who was ruled out with a calf injury, with Cristhian Stuani drafted into the starting line-up.<br /> <br /> The impact on their attack was noticeable. Without Cavani, who scored twice in the round of 16 win against Portugal, Uruguay's moves forward lacked a focal point, and Luis Suarez found less space and openings against a well-drilled French defence.<br /> <br /> The South Americans battled but their talented generation of players, including the defensive rock Diego Godin, look like ending their international careers without the World Cup success they have threatened to deliver. "I'm proud of my team mates - they were lions," said skipper Godin.<br /> <br /> <br /> "We are a team where everyone gives everything in the matches and in preparation..I just have words of gratitude for my team mates," he said.<br /> <br /> <br /> France rarely sparkled, but they didn't need to move through too many gears, and they go into the semi-finals without any major weak points and appearing capable of taking on anyone of the survivors in this tournament.<br /> <br /> <br /> France forward Kylian Mbappe, who had ripped apart Argentina in the previous round with his directness and pace, wasted a good opportunity to open the scoring in the 15th minute when Olivier Giroud headed across the box to him but the 19-year-old's looping header was off-target.<br /> <br /> <br /> A relatively quiet game burst into life in the 40th minute when Varane sprinted clear of his marker to meet a well-placed Griezmann free kick with a perfectly angled header.<br /> <br /> <br /> Moments later, France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ensured his side went in at the break with the advantage, producing a brilliant one-handed save to keep out a Martin Caceres header although Diego Godin will be disappointed his follow-up shot was wildly off target.<br /> <br /> <br /> If that was an example of goalkeeping at its very best, Uruguay's Fernando Muslera showed how easily it can go wrong for the custodian with a horrendous error to gift France their second goal in the 61st minute.<br /> <br /> <br /> Griezmann tried his luck with an effort from outside the box which was straight at Muslera, but the keeper's ill-chosen attempt to palm the ball away ended with him merely deflecting it into the net.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It was a mistake that left Oscar Tabarez's team with too much to do to turn the match around.<br /> <br /> "Fernando is a great goalkeeper... We all make mistakes.. On other occasions, he has rescued us with incredible saves," said Godin.<br /> <br /> <br /> Mbappe then caused a melee after he went down claiming he had been struck in an incident off the ball and was confronted by a furious Godin about his playacting.<br /> <br /> That proved to be the last hint of any drama in what was overall a disappointing game which had promised much more.<br /> <br /> Brazil and Belgium meet later on Friday, while Saturday's quarter-finals see England take on Sweden and hosts Russia face Croatia.<br /> <br /> Credit: The Times Of India

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2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Quarter-Finals Teams, Matches & Results

<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/AVvXsEj1rQHr1y7nPXD2mONtxY5rhGXB6QMyvddVxkBShL8VLET15ib_VzePCPnMN-JF1_M_zYW1oJkMMR7XH33qw5KQYguGgigyOUG5Ntgx2XU14JZc6yam7-jqkW3mqXgb6uA59E7L8JNdyJMM/s1600/FIFA-World-Cup-Russia-Quarter-Finals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="852" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rQHr1y7nPXD2mONtxY5rhGXB6QMyvddVxkBShL8VLET15ib_VzePCPnMN-JF1_M_zYW1oJkMMR7XH33qw5KQYguGgigyOUG5Ntgx2XU14JZc6yam7-jqkW3mqXgb6uA59E7L8JNdyJMM/s640/FIFA-World-Cup-Russia-Quarter-Finals.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Quarter-Finals Teams & Matches</td></tr> </tbody></table> According to GhanaSky.com analyst, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Kazan Arena, Samara Arena and Fisht Stadium of Sochi are ready to host 2018 FIFA World Cup Quarter-Finals Teams & Matches at Russia. For current update <a href="http://ghanasky.com/fifa-world-cup-quarter-finals-matches-results/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.<br /> <h4> Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Local Schedule Timezone is +03 Russia.</h4> <h4> Universal Time (GMT) is +00 But Europe/London Schedule Time is +01.</h4> <h4> No UTC/GMT Offset For Ghana, Accra is 3 hours behind Moscow/Russia.</h4> Russia, the world’s largest nation, population of 144.3 million with it's capital Moscow, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It’s famous for Moscow's Bolshoi and St. Petersburg's Mariinsky ballet companies.<br /> <h3> Uruguay vs France - Friday, July 6, 2018 - 17:00 Local Time</h3> France qualified for the quarter-finals with a 4-3 win over Argentina in the Round of 16, on overtaken hundred meter race performance from 19-year-old energetic Kylian Mbappe.<br /> Uruguay also booked their place with 2-1 win over Portugal, courtesy two goals from striker Edinson Cavani. That result meant Messi’s great rival, Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo, will also likely end his career without winning a World Cup.<br /> Therefore, France and Uruguay will face each other in Quarter-finals of Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 on Friday, 06 Jul 2018 - 17:00 Local time, at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Russia.<br /> <h3> Brazil vs Belgium - Friday, July 6, 2018 - 21:00 Local Time</h3> Tournament favourites Brazil earned their quarter-final berth with a 2-0 win over Mexico, with star striker Neymar scoring the first goal and helping set up the second.<br /> The winner of Uruguay vs France will play the winner of Brazil vs Belgium in the first semi-final on Tuesday, July 10.<br /> <h3> Sweden vs England - Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 18:00 Local Time</h3> Sweden needed a deflected shot from striker Emil Forsberg to get a 1-0 win over Switzerland in a scrappy Round of 16 match earlier Tuesday.<br /> England secured their quarter-final spot following their penalty shootout victory over Colombia on Tuesday afternoon. England took the lead via captain and star striker Harry Kane, only for Colombia to equalize in the dying seconds of the game thanks to a header from defender Yerry Mina.<br /> The two teams couldn’t be separated after 30 minutes of extra-time, taking the match to penalty kicks., with England prevailing.<br /> Kane’s goal was his sixth in the World Cup, making him the favourite to end the tournament as top-scorer. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku trails him on four goals.<br /> <h3> Russia vs Croatia - Saturday, July 7, 2018 - 21:00 Local Time</h3> Tournament hosts Russia were widely considered one of the weakest World Cup hosts in recent decades, making their Round of 16 victory over a strong Spain side one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. That game, too, was tied 1-1 before Russia went on to win in a penalty kick shootout.<br /> Croatia also needed a penalty kick shootout to defeat their Round of 16 opponents, Denmark.<br /> Croatia captain Luka Modric missed a golden opportunity to win the match for his side, seeing his penalty kick saved towards the end of the regulation 90 minutes with the score tied at 1-1. The match then eventually went to a penalty shootout, with Modric this time managing to bury his penalty kick.<br /> The winner of Sweden vs England will play the winner of Russia vs Croatia in the second semi-final on Wednesday, July 11.<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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Belgium vs Tunisia [5:2] - FIFA World Cup 2018, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard run riot against Tunisia

<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/AVvXsEjFUouOsxPn31KOS6Hy8O8JBrxlCoixbuxpBHZ34b0OxCpe3Gyb_ExKMCLaUGFDZxlY_r1AcdjF7n3HyJtxxh10iF-QLPc9vclPvvnqa4E65vZAbr2onZijZWZWbUUHOwcjqxqspTOLtpy-/s1600/belgium+vs+tunisia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUouOsxPn31KOS6Hy8O8JBrxlCoixbuxpBHZ34b0OxCpe3Gyb_ExKMCLaUGFDZxlY_r1AcdjF7n3HyJtxxh10iF-QLPc9vclPvvnqa4E65vZAbr2onZijZWZWbUUHOwcjqxqspTOLtpy-/s640/belgium+vs+tunisia.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belgium vs Tunisia [5:2] -  FIFA World Cup 2018</td></tr> </tbody></table> Belgium in 2018: a team who create many more goalscoring chances than they convert with a 40-goal centre-forward who is only 25 years old - and yet with qualification almost assured, Romelu Lukaku is not likely to be a concern for England yet.<br /> <br /> Lukaku came off injured as Roberto Martinez’s team pasted Tunisia under warm summer rain in Moscow but not before the striker had scored the 39th and 40th goals of his international career. Had he scored them in an England shirt, Belgium’s all-time top goalscorer would currently be tied for fifth place on the all-time list with Michael Owen, who had a similarly prolific early career, but even he did not score as quickly as Lukaku.<br /> <br /> The Manchester United striker now has 23 goals and four assists in his last 20 games for his country and for all those chances that slip away this is a team that creates them by the bucketload.<br /> <br /> When Lukaku bears down on goal, or runs in behind onto a pass from one of the many creatives in this team, you can never be sure what kind of finish is coming but - as with his club - he finishes enough to be a very significant figure at this World Cup finals.<br /> <br /> <b>Belgium 5 Goals:</b><br /> Eden Hazard, 6<br /> Romelu Lukaku, 16<br /> Romelu Lukaku, 45+3<br /> Eden Hazard, 51<br /> Michy Batshuayi, 90<br /> <br /> <b>Tunisia 2 Goals:</b><br /> Dylan Bronn, 18<br /> Wahbi Khazri, 90+3<br /> <br /> <b>Referee:</b> Jair Marrufo| Venue: Otkrytie Arena | <b>Attendance:</b> 44,190<br /> <br /> <br /> There were two more for Eden Hazard as Belgium dismantled Tunisia in a way that England could never manage when they won in injury time against the North Africans in their opening game, and much of it was impressive.<br /> <br /> <br /> Hazard flitted around the Tunisia area, drawing one of the competition’s most reckless fouls from Syam Benyoussef after just four minutes which gave him a penalty that set Belgium on their way. Before the end, when the substitute Michy Batshuayi buried one of his five chances, it was possible to have lost count of all the opportunities that Belgium had passed up to make this game the biggest-margin win of the tournament so far.<br /> <br /> They still managed to concede a second in the third minute of injury time and it was that moment, and others, which will give their opponents in the later rounds reason to think.<br /> <br /> Lukaku, who came off with an ankle ligament injury that Martinez said will be assessed, looks unlikely to be in the team that faces England in Kaliningrad on Thursday. Belgium will qualify for the second round if England avoid defeat to Panama and Martinez said if that is the case he will make “major changes” for Thursday, including Hazard who has a calf problem.<br /> <br /> Even so, both nations facing the difficult question of whether first or second would be more advantageous. Martinez said he would only try to win Thursday’s game, although the thought must have occurred to him that second could be better. “Football has a strange knack of punishing you when you don’t do things professionally,” he said. “What’s important is that every player will have a role to play, we will take it very cautiously and approach the game against England really well. We won’t be thinking of anything other than approaching that game really well.”<br /> <br /> The obvious weakness is at the centre of the three-man Belgium defence where Dedryk Boyata, the Celtic defender, is not quite of the standard of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen either side of him. He was well protected in this game but better opposition may well feel they can pick away at that defence and Tunisia’s breakthrough came from a left-sided free-kick.<br /> <br /> Tunisia were set up to try to win the game, although they never looked like they would from the moment Hazard was taken out around the ankles in the opening stages. Their coach, Nabil Maaloul, suggested that his players never recovered from that first penalty, even though they were briefly at 2-1 thanks to Dylan Bronn’s header from a Wahbi Khazri free-kick, with the defender then injured and substituted, one of two Tunisians who did not last the first half.<br /> <br /> They simply did not have the quality to break down Belgium more than a couple of occasions, although there was a high-quality performance from Khazri who got his goal right at the last. A desperate time at Sunderland seemed no impediment to a very promising World Cup finals for the man now on loan at Rennes and he was skilful and explosive when on the ball.<br /> <br /> Martinez said that it was an “open game” which was an understatement given the freedom Tunisia afforded their opponents and some of the passing was breathtaking, with Dries Mertens and Hazard combining for the move that lead to the penalty. “You have two options,” Martinez said. “To play through the press you have really good opportunities, and if you don’t get through the press you will concede chances.”<br /> <br /> The reality is that with Kevin De Bruyne, Hazard and Mertens there was no chance of Belgium not finding a way through. Lukaku’s shot for his first was scuffed slightly but deceived Farouk Benmustapha. The Manchester United man did not always have his first touch tuned up and one would later run away from him before he made it 3-1 with a delicate dink over Benmustapha from a fine straight ball from Thomas Meunier through the Tunisia defence.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> That was just before half-time and at 3-1 down Tunisia had lost all shape and most of their hope. The fourth came from Alderweireld in the right channel who struck it from his own half, a long hit that dropped over the defence and Hazard took on his chest, then once with his left foot to steer past Benmustapha and another with his right to finish.<br /> <br /> The first Tunisia goal had come from a set-piece and Martinez said that the high number of goals from dead-balls was a consequence of the video assistant referees spotting grappling in the area. This time Bronn made a run from deep in the area and was not picked up by the Belgian defence, glancing a fine header past Thibaut Courtois.<br /> <br /> On as a substitute for Hazard, Batshuayi conspired to miss a run of chances, including one cleared off the line, another against the bar and one that Benmustapha actually saved. He finally slid one in at the back post before Khazri got his from substitute Hamid Naguez’s cross.<br /> <br /> Belgium had made their point - they have the goals in them, although the game against England is not shaping up to be the high-stakes decider it might have been.<br /> <br /> credit: telegraph.co.uk<br /> <div> <br /></div>

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