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Four years ago, after defeating Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals, the Dutch complained that the match for third place could not take place. The Brazilians also thought the same thing, which after the momentous defeat of 1: 7 with Germany, they wanted nothing more. Many teams after a lost chance for the finals can not find motivation to fight for a bronze medal, but this time it will be different. Belgians and Britons do not want to end the World Cup empty-handed
The fight for bronze is more interesting than gold
Matches for third place attract less interest, but in recent years, they score more goals and emotions. Four years ago, the Netherlands aggravated the atmosphere of Canarinhos, winning 3-0, and in 2010, the match between the Germans and Uruguayans (3: 2) was the only one in the world. one of the best of the World Cup in South Africa. Four years earlier, Germany also won the bronze, beating Portugal 3-1. In turn, in 2002, not only did not anticipate that third place will play Turkey and South Korea, but also that it will be such a moving meeting. The Bosphorus players won 3: 2
This time, they will play seriously
If that was the case, England and Belgium rewarded the fans for the boredom that they had. they had in the group stage. Then the two teams met in the third round and Roberto Martinez and Gareth Southgate set up replacements, because … it was not worth it to win them. The win of any kind meant finding a tougher part of the ladder in the knockout phase. Finally, in a match without history, Belgium won 1-0 after the goal of Adnan Januzaja. Now, the rate of forgiveness is out of the question.
– I will not hide and say that we dreamed of playing in this game, but we do not lack ambition. We want fans to be proud of us – Harry Kane announces. The English striker in the Croatia match has a slight muscle injury, but he will probably play against Belgium because he wants to improve his goal achievement. Sniper Tottenham leads the scoring top scorers with six hits and can only catch Romelu Lukaku (4 goals) or Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann (3 each), whose teams are still in the game.
They Can Get into History
For both teams, the bronze medal will be a consolation and a reward for patience. The English were for the last time and the only one in their history on the world podium 52 years ago, when they won the home tournament. Since then, they lost the match for third place with Italy in 1990 (1: 2), so they are fighting for the second best result in their history. – It would be a unique success for us. We did something that a lot of big teams did not succeed before us – says Southgate.
Belgians are still thirsty for the medal. Their national team has never been in the top three of the world championships, and the best performance is fourth place in 1986. Then, the team led by Guy Thys in the bronze medal match lost after extra time 2: 4 with France. The current generation of Belgian footballers is often called "golden", but even if it turns out only brown, it will remain in the story. – This team is considered the best in the history of our football. We want to prove that we can break the feat – says Vincent Kompany.
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