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ven. July 13 2018 – 8:35 AM
A 2-1 defeat to Croatia after an extra time deprived England of a shot during a second World Cup win, preparing rather a consolation game against familiar enemies of Belgium.
Roberto Martinez's men, beaten 1-0 by France in the final four meters, edged out Group G ahead of England, after a goal by Adnan Januzaj that allowed Kaliningrad to revive. and a similar scenario is likely in St. Petersburg, with several marginal players trying to start.
"The honest thing is that it's not a match in which a team wants to play," Southgate said. as they briefly united a bitterly divided country on the Brexit. [19659003] However, he insisted that this will not change the approach of England since they are looking to get their best result since they won the competition in 1966.
"We want to give a performance of great pride, there is no doubt." Every time we wear the jersey of our national team, we want to play with pride, we want to play well and we want to winning. "
Reserve goalkeepers Jack Butland and Nick Pope are the only two members of the English team of 23 men are still vying in Russia, while Southgate remains with the same team throughout the knockout stage.
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For Belgium and its "golden generation", many of the key players should return for the 2022 World Cup, even though Vincent Kompany and Jan Vertonghen will probably be gone.
Martinez, who signed an extension until after Euro 2020 in May, can guide Belgium to the nation's best result at the World Cup. They finished fourth in 1986.
"We want to finish at the top and these players deserve to finish at the top," said the Spaniard.
"You have to try to see the opportunity to finish third at the World.This does not happen too often, so we have to understand that it's an important game."
"But I I would accept it very difficult when you had the ambition to arrive in the final. It is very difficult to prepare for the next match.
European teams have won third place in the last nine World Cups: The Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 in 2014 after being embarrassed 7-1 by Germany
Harry Kane is the tournament's top scorer with six goals, while Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku is two points behind the Golden Boot race.
With one more goal, Kane will become the top scorer in the competition. Since 2002, Ronaldo has scored eight times, including twice in the final, while Brazil has won a fifth record.
The Tottenham striker will be the second English player to win the trophy, after Gary Lineker top scorer in 1986
AFP
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