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The 2018 FIFA World Cup third-place play-off match between Belgium and England kicks off shortly Neither of the nations In the event's penultimate showdown were taken to be part of this game as well as the aspirations of taking the Jules Rimet trophy home.When both came up in the semifinals- France earned a 1-0 decision over the Red Devils on Tuesday, while Croatia outlasted the Three Lions in a 2-1 battle on Wednesday-they have a chance to cap off a respectable run in Russia with a third-place showing in this prestigious tourney, a result that would rank as the best ever in the World
Oddsmakers believe that the Belgians will once again get the better of their foe after they initially beat England on June 28 in the final match of Group G play. was not much on the line in that contest, especi Two points in their first two matches and locked up their spots in the knockout stage before their head-to-head meeting. While the Red Devils did come away with a 1-0 victory, it only earned them a tougher draw on the bracket-requiring to get past pre-tournament favorite Brazil in the quarterfinals to advance. Belgium actually did not win against the star-studded Selecao, but could not harness the momentum of that big "W" to get past Les Bleus. Still, the squad has more than enough prowess during this event to open a rather large, +120 favorite over the Three Lions. The English are +210 underdogs, while a draw is currently going off at +270. For the goal line, Belgium is getting the same +120 at -0.5 goals, while England is -140 chalk after factoring in the +0.5 goal spread. The books are being shot at a high score for the day, pegging the over / under on total scores at 3.
Will Belgium rally to beat England, an opponent it went 68 years , for a second time in a fortnight, will the Three Lions roar back and pull off an upset after falling just short of the Blazers in extra time? Jon Price of SportsInformationTraders.com has a prediction on the outcome that you will not want to miss. Before checking out his expert pick for this match, a new look at the schedule Belgium. You can also find the final 2018 World Cup bracket, a full list of scores, highlights and results from the tournament, quotes from key players and the coaches involved in the upcoming game, plus much more in this third-place play-off preview.
2018 FIFA World Cup Third Place Play-Off Viewing Guide
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Stream |
| Saturday, July 14 | 10 am | Belgium Vs. England | FOX | FOX Sports Go |
2018 FIFA World Cup Odds
World Cup odds via BetDSI Sportsbook
Belgium vs. England
| Bet | Odds |
| Regulation | BEL +120, ENG +210, DRAW +270 |
| Spread | BEL -0.5 (+120), ENG + 0.5 (-140) |
| Overall | OVER 3 -105, UNDER 3 -120 |
2018 World Cup Bracket
SI.com
2018 FIFA World Cup Quotes & Tweets
England Third-Place Play-Off
England captain Harry Kane spoke about the pride his team felt for making this a great time in a World Cup after years of English futility in major events (via The Guardian):
The third-place game is not a match we wanted to be in. But we will try to play with you. We are still thinking about the semi-final defeat, and what could have been, but of course I want to play. Everyone will want to. We are extremely proud of what we have achieved. We are proud of the England shirt, back home as well, so we can hold our heads up high. But we know that it is an opportunity lost.
AFC noted the referee nomination for the third-place play-off game
Iran's Alireza Faghani has been appointed to officiate the #WorldCup third place play-off between Belgium and England! pic.twitter.com/9lThJkNnAq
– AFC (@theafcdotcom) July 13, 2018
Sir Bobby Charlton is optimistic about this English side:
As a form @England player, I wanted to say proud I am of what @GarethSouthgate and his team performed this @FIFAWorldCup . I'm sure the players will be disappointed at the end, but there is so much hope for the future.
– Sir Bobby Charlton (@SirBobby) July 12, 2018
Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez, who is now shifting focus to Euro 2020 (via BBC):
Belgian football has got a wealth of young talent coming through and in my role, I've got an eye on the Euros in 2020 We need to focus on that final game, coming back to St Petersburg and facing the opportunity of fighting for that third place. Then we'll need to group …
Belgian Red Devils quoted Martinez on how to make the most of the fans to watch their squad leave Russia on a high Note:
R. Martínez: "Every @BelgianFootball fan deserves that winning feeling at the end of the tournament" #REDTOGETHER #WorldCup #BELENG
– Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) July 13, 2018
Sporf Posted the barbs that both Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois took a step back from the victor's intense time wasting to close the semifinal:
Thibaut Courtois: "I'd have preferred to lose to Brazil in the quarter finals, at least that was a team that wanted to play football. "
Eden Hazard:" I prefer to lose with that France "
Fired Shots. pic.twitter.com/3dHtKhReG3
– SPORF (@Sporf) July 11, 2018
England boss Gareth Southgate says that he is going to the shuffle the lineup and a short following 120 minutes of grueling play against Croatia (via Gulf News)
It will be more about the physical capabilities of the team. It's the chance to have our second-best-ever finish and the chance for the players to get a medal. See you there and there's the pride in playing for your country again.
Sky Sports reported that Southgate is going to make it possible to make a few chances for its regular starting XI for this contest:
manager Gareth Southgate says he wants to make "as few changes as possible" for World Cup third-place play-off against Belgium. #SSN
– Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 13, 2018
WhoScored.com is a graduate of the semifinals
With a WhoScored rating of 8.40 against France, #BEL winger @ hazardeden10 is our top-rated player from the #WorldCup semi-finalshttps: //t.co/BINmTx7nUa pic .twitter.com / vFKomy9AH9
– WhoScored.com (@WhoScored.com) The World Cup Picks
. England Third-Place Play-Off
Prediction: Belgium 1 – England 0
2018 FIFA World Cup Results
Matchup Group Score The Group Stage Thursday, June 14 Saudi Arabia A group RUS 5 – KSA 0 Friday, June 15 Uruguay Group A URU 1 – EGY 0 Iran Group B IRN 1 – MAR 0 Spain Group B POR 3 – ESP 3 Saturday, June 16 Australia Group C FRA 2 – AUS 1 Iceland Group D ARG 1 – ISL 1 Denmark Group C DEN 1 – PER 0 Nigeria Group D CRO 2 – NGA 0 Sunday, June 17 Serbia Group E SRB 1 – CRC 0 Mexico Group E MEX 1 – GER 0 Switzerland Group E BRA 1 – SUI 1 Monday, June 18 South Korea Group F SWE 1 – KOR 0 Panama Group G BEL 3 – PAN 0 England Group G FR 2 – TUN 1 Tuesday, June 19 Japan Group H JPN 2 – COL 1 Senegal Group H SEN 2 – POL 1 Egypt A group RUS 3 – EGY 1 Wednesday, June 20 Morocco Group B 1 – MAR 0 Saudi Arabia Group A URU 1 – KSA 0 Spain Group B ESP 1 – IRN 0 Thursday, June 21 Australia Group C DEN 1 – AUS 1 Peru Group C FRA 1 – PER 0 Croatia Group D CRO 3 – ARG 0 Friday, June 22 Costa Rica Group E BRA 2 – CRC 0 Iceland Group D NGA 2 – ISL 0 Switzerland Group E SUI 2 – SRB 1 Saturday, June 23 Tunisia G Group BEL 5 – TUN 2 Korea vs. South Korea Mexico Group F MEX 2 – KOR 0 Sweden Group F GER 2 – SWE 1 Sunday, June 24 Panama Group G ENG 6 – PAN 1 Senegal Group H JPN 2 – SEN 2 Colombia Group H COL 3 – POL 0 Monday, June 25 Russia Group A URU 3 – RUS 0 Egypt A group KSA 2 – EGY 1 Morocco Group B ESP 2 – Mar 2 Portugal Group B IRN 1 – POR 1 Tuesday, June 26 France Group C FRA 0 – DEN 0 Peru Group C PER 2 – AUS 0 Argentina Group D ARG 2 – NGA 1 Croatia Group D CRO 2 – ISL 1 Wednesday, June 27 Germany Group F KOR 2 – GER 0 Sweden Group I SWE 3 – MEX 0 Brazil Group E BRA 2 – SRB 0 Costa Rica Group E SUI 2 – CRC 2 Thursday, June 28 Poland Group H POL 1 – JPN 0 Colombia Group H COL 1 – SEN 0 Belgium Group G BEL 1 – ENG 0 Group G TUN 2 – PAN 1 The Knockout Stage Saturday, June 30 Argentina R16 FRA 4 – ARG 3 Portugal R16 URU 2 – POR 1 Sunday, July 1 Russia R16 RUS 1 (4) – ESP 1 (3) Denmark R16 CRO 1 (3) – DEN 1 (2) Monday, July 2 Mexico R16 BRA 2 – MEX 0 Japan R16 BEL 3 – JPN 2 Tuesday, July 3 Switzerland R16 SWE 1 – SUI 0 England R16 FR 1 (4) – COL 1 (3) Friday, July 6 Uruguay QF FRA 2 – URU 0 Belgium QF BEL 2 – BRA 1 Saturday, July 7 Sweden QF FR 2 – SWE 0 Russia QF CRO 2 (4) – RUS 2 (3) Tuesday, July 10 Belgium SF FRA 1 – BEL 0 Wednesday, July 11 Croatia SF CRO 2 – ENG 1 (AET) ">
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup third-place play-off match between Belgium and England kicks it off to the bottom of the penultimate stage of the journey to be part of the world of dreams of taking the Jules Rimet trophy home. 0 decision over the Red Devils on Tuesday, while Croatia outlasted the Three Lions in a 2-1 battle on Wednesday-they have a chance to cap off a respectable run in Russia with a third-place showing in this prestigious tourney, a result that would rank as the best ever in the World Cup for Belgium and the top for England in 1966.
Oddsmakers believe that the Belgians will once again get the best of their first England on June 28 in the final match of the Group G play. e line in that contests, well-being of two points in their first two matches and locked up in the knockout stage well before their head-to-head meeting. While the Red Devils did come away with a 1-0 victory, it only earned them a tougher draw on the bracket-requiring to get past pre-tournament favorite Brazil in the quarterfinals to advance. Belgium actually did not win against the star-studded Selecao, but could not harness the momentum of that big "W" to get past Les Bleus. Still, the squad has more than enough prowess during this event to open a rather large, +120 favorite over the Three Lions. The English are +210 underdogs, while a draw is currently going off at +270. For the goal line, Belgium is getting the same +120 at -0.5 goals, while England is -140 chalk after factoring in the +0.5 goal spread. The books are being shot at a high score for the day, pegging the over / under on total scores at 3.
Will Belgium rally to beat England, an opponent it went 68 years , for a second time in a fortnight, will the Three Lions roar back and pull off an upset after falling just short of the Blazers in extra time? Jon Price of SportsInformationTraders.com has a prediction on the outcome that you will not want to miss. Before checking out his expert pick for this match, a new look at the schedule Belgium. You can also find the final 2018 World Cup bracket, a full list of scores, highlights and results from the tournament, quotes from key players and the coaches involved in the upcoming game, plus much more in this third-place play-off preview.
2018 FIFA World Cup Third-Place Play-Off Viewing Guide
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Stream Saturday, July 14 10 am Belgium vs. France England FOX FOX Sports Go 2018 FIFA World Cup Odds
World Cup odds via BetDSI Sportsbook
Belgium vs. England
Bet Odds Regulation BEL +120, ENG +210, DRAW +270 Spread BEL -0.5 (+120), ENG + 0.5 (-140) Overall OVER 3 -105, UNDER 3 -120 2018 FIFA World Cup Bracket
2018 FIFA World Cup Quotes and Tweets
Belgium vs . England Third-Place Play-Off
England captain Harry Kane spoke about the pride his team felt for making this a great time in a World Cup after years of English futility in major events (via The Guardian):
The third-place game is not a match we wanted to be in. But we will try to play with you. We are still thinking about the semi-final defeat, and what could have been, but of course I want to play. Everyone will want to. We are extremely proud of what we have achieved. We are proud of the England shirt, back home as well, so we can hold our heads up high. But we know that it is an opportunity lost.
AFC noted the referee nomination for the third-place play-off game
Iran's Alireza Faghani has been appointed to officiate the #WorldCup third place play-off between Belgium and England! pic.twitter.com/9lThJkNnAq
– AFC (@theafcdotcom) July 13, 2018
Sir Bobby Charlton is optimistic about this English side:
As a form @England player, I wanted to say proud I am of what @GarethSouthgate and his team performed this @FIFAWorldCup . I'm sure the players will be disappointed at the end, but there is so much hope for the future.
– Sir Bobby Charlton (@SirBobby) July 12, 2018
Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez, who is now shifting focus to Euro 2020 (via BBC):
Belgian football has got a wealth of young talent coming through and in my role, I've got an eye on the Euros in 2020 We need to focus on that final game, coming back to St Petersburg and facing the opportunity of fighting for that third place. Then we'll need to group …
Belgian Red Devils quoted Martinez on how to make the most of the fans to watch their squad leave Russia on a high Note:
R. Martínez: "Every @BelgianFootball fan deserves that winning feeling at the end of the tournament" #REDTOGETHER #WorldCup #BELENG
– Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) July 13, 2018
Sporf Posted the barbs that both Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois took a step back from the victor's intense time wasting to close the semifinal:
Thibaut Courtois: "I'd have preferred to lose to Brazil in the quarter finals, at least that was a team that wanted to play football. "
Eden Hazard:" I prefer to lose with that France "
Fired Shots. pic.twitter.com/3dHtKhReG3
– SPORF (@Sporf) July 11, 2018
England boss Gareth Southgate says that he is going to the shuffle the lineup and a short following 120 minutes of grueling play against Croatia (via Gulf News)
It will be more about the physical capabilities of the team. It's the chance to have our second-best-ever finish and the chance for the players to get a medal. See you there and there's the pride in playing for your country again.
Sky Sports reported that Southgate is going to make it possible to make a few chances for its regular starting XI for this contest:
manager Gareth Southgate says he wants to make "as few changes as possible" for World Cup third-place play-off against Belgium. #SSN
– Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 13, 2018
WhoScored.com is a graduate of the semifinals
With a WhoScored rating of 8.40 against France, #BEL winger @ hazardeden10 is our top-rated player from the #WorldCup semi-finalshttps: //t.co/BINmTx7nUa pic .twitter.com/vFKomy9AH9
– WhoScored.com (@WhoScored.com) The World Cup Picks
England Third-Place Play-Off
Prediction: Belgium 1 – England 0
2018 FIFA World Cup Results
Matchup Group Score Group Stage Thursday, June 14 Saudi Arabia A group RUS 5 – KSA 0 Friday, June 15 Uruguay Group A URU 1 – EGY 0 Iran Group B IRN 1 – MAR 0 Spain Group B POR 3 – ESP 3 Saturday, June 16 Australia Group C FRA 2 – AUS 1 Iceland Group D ARG 1 – ISL 1 Denmark Group C DEN 1 – PER 0 Nigeria Group D CRO 2 – NGA 0 Sunday, June 17 Serbia Group E SRB 1 – CRC 0 Mexico Group E MEX 1 – GER 0 Switzerland Group E BRA 1 – SUI 1 Monday, June 18 South Korea Group F SWE 1 – KOR 0 Panama Group G BEL 3 – PAN 0 England Group G FR 2 – TUN 1 Tuesday, June 19 Japan Group H JPN 2 – COL 1 Senegal Group H SEN 2 – POL 1 Egypt A group RUS 3 – EGY 1 Wednesday, June 20 Morocco Group B 1 – MAR 0 Saudi Arabia Group A URU 1 – KSA 0 Spain Group B ESP 1 – IRN 0 Thursday, June 21 Australia Group C DEN 1 – AUS 1 Peru Group C FRA 1 – PER 0 Croatia Group D CRO 3 – ARG 0 Friday, June 22 Costa Rica Group E BRA 2 – CRC 0 Iceland Group D NGA 2 – ISL 0 Switzerland Group E SUI 2 – SRB 1 Saturday, June 23 Tunisia G Group BEL 5 – TUN 2 Korea vs. South Korea Mexico Group F MEX 2 – KOR 0 Sweden Group F GER 2 – SWE 1 Sunday, June 24 Panama Group G ENG 6 – PAN 1 Senegal Group H JPN 2 – SEN 2 Colombia Group H COL 3 – POL 0 Monday, June 25 Russia Group A URU 3 – RUS 0 Egypt A group KSA 2 – EGY 1 Morocco Group B ESP 2 – Mar 2 Portugal Group B IRN 1 – POR 1 Tuesday, June 26 France Group C FRA 0 – DEN 0 Peru Group C PER 2 – AUS 0 Argentina Group D ARG 2 – NGA 1 Croatia Group D CRO 2 – ISL 1 Wednesday, June 27 Germany Group F KOR 2 – GER 0 Sweden Group I SWE 3 – MEX 0 Brazil Group E BRA 2 – SRB 0 Costa Rica Group E SUI 2 – CRC 2 Thursday, June 28 Poland Group H POL 1 – JPN 0 Colombia Group H COL 1 – SEN 0 Belgium Group G BEL 1 – ENG 0 Group G TUN 2 – PAN 1 The Knockout Stage Saturday, June 30 Argentina R16 FRA 4 – ARG 3 Portugal R16 URU 2 – POR 1 Sunday, July 1 Russia R16 RUS 1 (4) – ESP 1 (3) Denmark R16 CRO 1 (3) – DEN 1 (2) Monday, July 2 Mexico R16 BRA 2 – MEX 0 Japan R16 BEL 3 – JPN 2 Tuesday, July 3 Switzerland R16 SWE 1 – SUI 0 England R16 FR 1 (4) – COL 1 (3) Friday, July 6 Uruguay QF FRA 2 – URU 0 Belgium QF BEL 2 – BRA 1 Saturday, July 7 Sweden QF FR 2 – SWE 0 Russia QF CRO 2 (4) – RUS 2 (3) Tuesday, July 10 Belgium SF FRA 1 – BEL 0 Wednesday, July 11 Croatia SF CRO 2 – ENG 1 (AET)
