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FULL TIME: BELGIUM 2-0 ENGLAND. The Red Devils earned their best result in World Cup history thanks to goals from Meunier and Hazard. Stay with us tomorrow for our coverage of the final between France and Croatia.
Witsel picked up a late yellow card.
We were in three minutes of time before the World Cup The Cup draws to an end for all teams except two.
The intensity is part of the match of the Englands. Belgium comfortably pbades the ball. Maybe it's a disappointment too much for Gareth Southgates
SUB: Alli will replace Loftus-Cheek for England in a last-ditch attempt to save what's left of his World Cup campaign. [19659003] 74 &
And now Maguire meets Trippiers at the delivery of the pieces, but he also misses the target with the head!
GOAL! De Bruyne slips Hazard behind the defense and he hits the ball at home! Belgium has a hand on the bronze medal! 2-0
SAVE! Belgium hit England once again. At the end of the fast move, Meunier tries to score for the goal, but Pickford makes a good stop
Maguire picked up a yellow card apparently disagreeing. Meanwhile, Dembele is back for Tielemans
Mertens goes for the goal after Belgium hit England again on the post, but his effort misses the target.
Dier by Lingard and responds to the ball with his head, but he fails to reach the target.
OUT OF THE LINE! Dier plays a pretty two against Rashford and lifts the ball on Courtois, but Alderweireld clears just before he can cross the goal line!
Whenever Belgium receives the ball in defense, England must look out for the counter, it seems. Roberto Martinez's charges really know how to turn the defense into an attack.
Delph makes a crucial intervention, removing Meunier's balloon before he can place Vertonghen for an arrival. Good defense in last resort
SUB: Mertens is on and Lukaku is the man to give way. He was superb at times in this tournament, but is wasting today.
Belgium seems to want to put the dangerous Dries Mertens off the bench
WHAT LUCK! De Bruyne plays Lukaku behind the defense. All he has to do is go home, but his horrible first contact allows Pickford to come together.
CHANCE! Lingard shatters the ball through the goal cage. All he needs is a touch of Kane to bring him home, but he just avoids the Spurs striker at the far post!
The following delivery from the corner is comfortably collected by Courtois.
Trippier launches a dangerous free kick from the right, forcing Vertonghen to scramble the ball for a corner.
Loftus-Cheek descends to the right. It takes a good slippery challenge from Kompany to stop it. The 22-year-old is having a good game.
KICK-OFF! The second half is in progress. England has made a double replacement Lingard and Rashford are on Sterling and Rose.
HALF-TIME: BELGIUM 1-0 ENGLAND. The Red Devils enter the driving break with Meuniers finishing a Chadli cross. This game is far from over
Maguire drops the ball into a dangerous position and Lukaku is looking to capitalize on it, but Stones does well to block his effort in head-to-head
Two minutes from the break time at the end of the first half
Belgium controlled this game for the most part, but it was not Was not one-way traffic. Another goal would make them feel much more comfortable.
SUB: Chadli makes way for Vermaelen. I am not quite sure of the motivation behind this change.
Belgium opts for a training ground. He ends with Alderweireld trying a shot on goal, but shooting just above.
And now Hazard is hitting the ball inside the box, but a brilliant block of the Stones denies it.
Tielemans lets just run away from the surface but his shot is blocked.
Miller makes a dangerous center of the right with Lukaku, but it is too long for him and there is no other support for Belgium . England survives
CHANCE! Sterling kills Kane just inside the box. He strikes the first time, but hurts and misses the target.
Maguire meets the following corner with his head, but his effort is right at Courtois, who is holding on.
De Bruyne takes the path to Lukakus Behind the defense, but a heavy blow from the attacker ruins the chance.
Loftus-Cheek meets a Trippier ball on the right and heads for the goal, but can not generate enough power on his effort. Courtois holds on.
Hazard seems to sneak across the English defensive, but he runs into a solid red wall. Stones and Jones collaborate to dispossess him. Fair play to the Three Lions is not an easy man to stop.
SAVE! Sterling cuts from the right and shoots, but his effort is blocked. The striker from Belgium and Bruyne shoot at goal, forcing Pickford to take advantage.
Trippier gives a free kick to the far post from the left. Vertonghen balances at the ball and misses, but that's not a problem for Courtois.
Sterling seeks to weave his magic, avoiding a Belgian player, but there is a solid wall of Belgian defenders to prevent him from rushing into the box.
GOAL! This is the beginning that Belgium was looking for! Lukaku chooses Chadli on the left and he delivers in the danger zone for Meunier at home! 1-0
KICK-OFF! Belgium launches the game. They hope for a repeat of their triumph in the group stage.
Of course, these two teams have already met in the group stage of this tournament, Adnan Januzaj scoring the only goal of the game. [19659003] 0
Belgium from XI: Courtois, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Kompany, Tielemans, Witsel, Miller, Chadli, Bruyne, E. Hazard, Lukaku
England Bench: Pope, Walker, Alexander-Arnold, Alli, Rashford, Young, Welbeck, Butland, Vardy, Henderson, Lingard, Cahill
Belgium Bench: Vermaelen, Fellaini, Batshuayi, Boyata, Dembele, Hazard, Januzaj, Mertens, Casteels, Mignolet, Carrasco, Dendoncker
It will be difficult for these teams to get up after defeats in the semifinals against England (Croatia) (2-1) and Belgium (1- 0). Let's take a look at their benches …
England starting XI: Pickford, Jones, Stones, Maguire, Dier, Trippier, Rose, Loftus-Chee, Delph, Sterling , Kane.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third place of the FIFA World Cup between Belgium and England at Krestovsky stadium.
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