Presentation: Belgium – England :: BELGIUM

Belgium can do better than the promotion 1986

England in search of its best ranking for half a century

In a way, there is no more difficult game to prepare for a player. After coming close to the final, Belgians and English have to get back together to try to get what would be the best performance in their history for the former, and for the latter, their best course for two generations.

With their football fluid, the Red Devils have been part of the world's gratin for some years. With several players in its thirties, the failure in the semifinals is perhaps heavier consequences for Belgium than for England. That said, the match will present a major challenge for Eden Hazard and his teammates: in case of victory, they would win a third place that would be the best performance in the history of Belgian football, after the fourth position obtained in Mexico 1986. [19659004] presentation, belgium, england, belgium, Presentation: Belgium – England :: BELGIUM ” src=”http://www.camer-sport.be/UserFile/file/monde/Debruyne100718-500.jpg” style=”width: 500px; height: 281px;” title=”Présentation : Belgique – Angleterre :: BELGIUM”/>

The 23 Englishmen form one of the youngest members of their country to compete in the World Cup. Therefore, they have the right to hope for a second chance to climb the roof of the world, even if the feeling of being close to something huge remains in the heads. The ambition to achieve the greatest result in the history of national football after the triumph of 1966 will inevitably be there.

Analysis of team reporters

Simon Mbadart, with Belgium

Motivation is often the decisive element in a match for third place and from this point of view, Belgium may have a leg up on England. Thomas Meunier will be back and he has already stressed the importance of getting third place for the first time in the history of the country. Many Belgian players are playing in England, and the victory over the Three Lions two weeks ago, the first for the Red Devils against that opponent in 82 years, may give the Belgians a psychological advantage.

Laure James, with England

All the stake for Gareth Southgate will be to cheer up his troops, 72 hours after being so close to an accession to the final. But this match for third place is also an opportunity for its players to achieve their goals at the beginning of the tournament, namely to give English fans pride reasons. There will be some changes due to injuries, but the Englishman will look more like the team than the one who was lined up against Belgium in Kaliningrad.

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                          Did you know?

Only one game for third place produced more goals than Belgium's last appearance at this stage of the competition, which ended in a defeat of 2- 4 against France in overtime. In the 1958 Sweden "petit finale", France beat the German Federal Republic 6-3, thanks in particular to four goals from Just Fontaine, who helped the Frenchman to set his record of 13 goals scored in a single tournament edition.

Team compositions possible

Belgium:  Thibaut Courtois; Jan Vertonghen, Vincent Kompany, Toby Alderweireld; Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Nacer Chadli, Thomas Meunier; Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard; Romelu Lukaku

England : Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire; Kieran Trippier, Dele Alli, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Fabian Delph; Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane.

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