The 6 key figures before Belgium-England

Croatia has joined France in the final of the 2018 World Cup. In the final, the Red Devils have an appointment with England, an opponent met and beaten (1-0) in Group G of world. Here are six key figures before this clash between Belgium and England.

1 : This clash for third place will put, for the first time in the history of the World Cup, two teams that have already confronted in the group stage. The Red Devils had won 1-0 following Adnan Januzaj's goal on June 28.

2 : The two teams will play the small final for the second time in their history. The Belgians lost 4-2 to France in 1986 while the English also lost 2-1 to Italy in 1990.

3 : Since 1-0 for Poland against Brazil in 1974, all the small finals saw at least three goals scored. This match for 3rd place never ended in a 0-0.

14 : Only Belgium managed to score more goals than England in this World Cup. The Belgians scored 14 goals against 12 for the British and 12 for the Croats

22 : The two nations crossed 22 times on a field. England leads unchallenged: 15 wins, 5 shares and 2 defeats. The last Belgian success was in 1936, a friendly 3-2 success in Brussels

23 : Romelu Lukaku, the best Belgian striker in history, had 23 goals in his 23 last appearances in the national team. He has not scored in the last three games. Under the orders of Roberto Martinez in the Devils, the Belgian striker has never played four consecutive matches without finding the net.