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Immediately after Belgium lost its semi-final against France, Belgian experts began to speculate that the biggest stars in the country would indirectly boycott the Bronze Match.
Jan Mulder, a former star striker, said on Belgian television that he thought players like Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne would ask to avoid playing on the bronze.
There are similar languages of the English camp.
England had preferably launched the bronze battle
Mario Mandzukic became a great Croatian hero when he scored 2-1 in overtime and the English team Gareth Southgate said the match bronze did not seem particularly inspiring.
– We have two days to prepare, we want to play with pride and win. But it will be very difficult to recharge, because we have to go beyond what we have just gone through. We will try to prepare ourselves. But honestly, the bronze match is not a game that everyone wants to play, he says.
England took the lead at the beginning of the match by Kieran Trippier and the shot killer Harry Kane then got two gold positions to extend the bar.
But it would not be for "the three lions".
– I think we played very well in the first half because of the size of the match. But we should have made a second goal. We had less patience with the ball in the second half if it was because we had the least experienced team in the tournament, with a World Cup final at the end, if we did not take of risks unconsciously, I do not know. But I want to do a great eulogy to Croatia because they came very loud. Our players came in the long run and checked the game over. But when you get that far, the margins are low, says Southgate.
Southgate: "We must lick ourselves now"
The captain of the English Federation has been widely acclaimed for his efforts up here in the championship. And although England went further than many believed, he did not want to evaluate the World Championships at this time.
– I have to take a few days before going back to the whole tournament. Now we feel weakened by the loss. The locker room is not a particularly fun place right now. There will be positive things to bring, but you must suffer now. I am very proud of what the players have done. I could not have asked for more.
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