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English defender John Stones (L) rivals Belgian striker Eden Hazard in the play-off for the 2018 Russian World Cup between Belgium and England at St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg 14 July 2018. [19659002GIUSEPPECACACE/GettyImages
Belgium beat England 2-0 in the match for third place in the World Cup on Saturday to ensure its best performance in the World Cup. world and send a second consecutive defeat to Gareth Southgate. 19659004] France to face Croatia in final on Sunday at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow
A goal from Thomas Meunier in the 4th minute and a goal from Eden Hazard in the 82nd minute allowed Belgium to win the victory. the performance of a fourth place in 1986.
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Cathal Kelly: Russia's World Cu England was leading for most of the second half, but with captain Harry Kane tired, the finesse of Belgium in the last third was decisive.
Meunier's goal came after Romelu Lukaku threw the ball To the left of Nacer Chadli, who opened the wing and slipped the ball through the goal, the midfielder crossed Jordan Pickford with trust.
The goal of Belgium is 10 different scorers at this World Cup. While English manager Gareth Southgate made five changes to the side lost against Croatia, Belgian boss Roberto Martinez made only two changes.
Meunier returned from the suspension and Yuri Tielemans took the start in front of Maroune Fellaini in the middle with the Belgians lining up their top three ahead of Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard.
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De Bruyne should have made 2-0 in the 12th minute when the balloon found at the far post after a misstep by John Stones, but his poorly shot shot was easily handled by
Kane, the tournament's top scorer with six goals, had the opportunity to be put in place by Raheem Sterling in the 24th minute but he was out of balance when he shot wide shot.
Southgate brought Marcus Rashford for Sterling and Jesse Lingard for Danny Rose at the break and the change worked well, with England well ahead in the second half
Toby Alderweireld was forced to clear an effort Eric Dier out of his line after a neat exchange between the Tottenham midfielder and Rashford end up with a chip against Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Dier and Harry Maguire both move away from promising positions, while on the other end, Miller pbades close to a second with a mighty volley.
But the match ended when De Bruyne left the midfield and slipped the ball to Hazard, who slid past Phil Jones and shot in the bottom corner.
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