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T. Meunier 4'	1-0
E. Hazard 82'	2-0

BEL	T. Meunier 4'	1-0
BEL	E. Hazard 82'	2-0

HT: 1-0

Saint Petersburg Stadium (Attendance: 64,406)

Referee: Alireza Faghani

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Belgium vs. England
Minute	Commentary

90'	Game Over Belgium have won the 2018 FIFA World Cup Third Place game, which is Belgiums best ever World Cup Finish with a 2-0 victory against England.
90'	Belgium Yellow Card Axel Witsel goes in the book for disrespect of distance.
85'	Belgium Counter Eden Hazard plays in Kevin De Bruyne this time on the left flank but his shot gets blocked right away by John Stones.
84'	England Substitution Ruben Loftus-Cheek has come off for Dele Alli.
82'	Belgium Goal! Eden Hazard recieves the ball from Kevin De Bruyne who dribbles in and beats Jordan Pickford near post. 2-0 Belgium.
80'	Belgium Shot Belgium has another counter attack after a beautiful passing display by Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, and Dries Mertens who plays a killer cross to Thomas Meunier who hits a venomous shot on the volley but Jordan Pickford does well to parry the ball away.
78'	Belgium Substitution Moussa Dembele has come on for Youri Tielemans.
78'	England Yellow Card Harry Maguire gets a yellow card for dissent.
76'	Belgium Counter Kevin De Bruyne starts another Belgium counter attack and plays Dries Mertens in who tries a curling shot from just inside the box but miss hits it and goes out for a goal kick
74'	England Free Kick Kieran Trippier plays in another great ball from the free kick and finds the head of Harry Maguire but his shot misses just wide as well.
73'	England Shot Eric Dier has another shot near the penalty spot after Jesse Lingard whips in a cross but his header just misses the far post.
72'	England Free Kick Kieran Trippier lines up and takes a free kick from about 30 yards out and crosses it in which has to be headed behind for a corner by Vincent Kompany.
70'	England Shot Eric Dier plays a one-two and flicks it over a sliding Thibaut Courtois from the 6 yard box but is cleared off the line by his Tottenham teammate Toby Alderweireld.
69'	England Shot Eric Dier takes a low driven shot from outside the box which forces a diving save by Thibaut Courtois to his right which he handles and doesn't give up a rebound.
66'	Belgium Counter After an England corner, Belgium hit England on the counter started by a beautiful touch by Kevin De Bruyne and a pass to the wing to Dries Mertens but nothing happens on the 4 on 3 attackas Kevin De Bruyne plays a ball but Dries Mertens doesn't make the run.
60'	Belgium Substitution Romelu Lukaku is being subbed off for Dries Mertens.
56'	Belgium Chance Kevin De Bruyne plays Romelu Lukaku in again but his first touch is heavy once more and Jordan Pickford comes out to claim it.
54'	England Chance Jesse Lingard drives a ball across the 6 yard box but Harry Kane can't get a boot to it to deflect it goalwards and goes behind for a goal kick.
52'	England Yellow Card John Stones gets a yellow card for holding Eden Hazard and preventing him from starting a Belgian counter attack.
50'	England Free Kick Kieran Trippier whips in a cross from the right flank and has to be defended by Jan Vertonghen who deflects it behind for a corner kick.
46'	Seoncd Half Start The teams have switched sides with Belgium now attacking from right to left, and the second half is underway.
45'	Halftime Alireza Faghani blows the whistle before Belgium can take a corner to signal halftime. Belgium lead 1-0 after 45 minutes thanks to Thomas Meunier's 4th minute goal, the Red Devil's quickest World Cup goal ever.
45'	Belgium Shot Some excellent defending by John Stones denies Romelu Lukaku one on one when he took his shot from just outside the box.
45'	Belgium Shot Kevin De Bruyne has a go from just inside the box but his shot is blocked right away by the English defense.
39'	Belgium Substitution Nacer Chadli has to come out due to his injury. Thomas Vermaelen has come on.
36'	Chadli Down Nacer Chadli is being looked at by physios after pulling up with a left leg injury. The Belgian physios are signaling for a substitution.
35'	Belgium Corner Kevin De Bruyne plays a pass for Youri Tielemans who is sitting outside the box but whiffs his shot which luckily goes directo to Toby Alderweireld who puts too much on it and sends the ball over the bar.
34'	Belgium Shot Eden Hazard dribbles into the box and has a go from around the penalty spot but his shot is blocked by John Stones before it can get to Jordan Pickford.
30'	Belgium Shot Youri Tielemans has a strike from just outside the box but is blocked immediately by a sliding English defender.
24'	England Shot Raheem Sterling sets up Harry Kane just inside the 18 yard box but has to wait on the ball a split second and the shot and misses inches wide to the left.
20'	England Corner Kieran Trippier takes the corner and plays the ball near the penalty spot which Harry Maguire wins the header but can't get enough power on it to beat Thibaut Courtois who saves it easily.
17'	Belgium Chance Kevin De Bruyne plays a first time ball to Romelu Lukaku inside the box but his first touch is too heavy and the ball goes straight to Jordan Pickford before he can get a shot away.
15'	England Shot Kieran Trippier sends in a first time cross who finds the open head of Ruben Loftus-Cheek but his header goes directly at the Belgian keeper.
14'	England Shot Fabian Delph has a shot from outside the box but his low driven shot isn't a problem for Thibaut Courtois who easily scoops it up.
12'	Belgium Shot The ball sneaks past England's defense which leaves Kevin De Bruyne open who has a go at net which forces a save from Jordan Pickford's right hand and parries it away.
10'	England Free Kick Kieran Trippier whips in a free kick from about 35 yards out but over hits it as England has no runners at the back post.
4'	Goal Belgium! On the first shot of the game, Belgium hit England on the counter-attack which Romelu Lukaku sends it wide to the left flank for Nacer Chadli who plays in a tasty low driven cross for Thomas Meunier who beat Danny Rose and tucks it home on his right foot at the six yard box. 1-0 Belgium.
1'	Kickoff Alireza Faghani (Iran) is the man in the middle tonight. He blows his whistle, and we are underway at Saint Petersburg Stadium. Belgium attack from left to right and are sporting their yellow kit while England wear their red.
0'	England England Substitutions - Kyle Walker, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Henderson, Jamie Vardy, Jack Butland, Danny Welbeck, Gary Cahill, Ashley Young, Marcus Rashford, Dele Alli, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nick Pope
0'	England England (3-5-2) - Jordan Pickford; Phil Jones, John Stones, Harry Maguire; Kieran Trippier, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Eric Dier, Fabian Delph, Danny Rose; Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane; Gareth Southgate (M)
0'	Belgium Belgium Substitutions - Thomas Vermaelen, Marouane Fellaini, Yannick Carrasco, Simon Mignolet, Koen Casteels, Dries Mertens, Thorgan Hazard, Adnan Januzaj, Moussa Dembele, Dedryck Boyata, Michy Batshuayi, Leander Dendoncker
0'	England England will have to wait another four years for football to come home after a heartbreaking extra time defeat to Croatia. The Three Lions will look for Golden Boot leader Harry Kane to solidify a third place win, while powerful midfielder Eric Dier will sit in front of England’s defensive three to clean up any balls that Belgium’s creative midfielders come up with.
0'	Belgium Belgium come into this game after losing to France 1-0 in a thrilling Semi-Final. The Red Devils look to have a repeat of their Group G match, having beaten England already once this tournament 1-0. The Belgians will look for striker Romelu Lukaku to bag the goals while playmakers Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne will look to dictate tempo.
0'	Welcome Welcome to the 2018 World Cup Third Place match. Today we see a rematch of the two teams who advanced from Group G, as Belgium takes on England. With kickoff just a little under an hour away, let’s see how these teams will line up.

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Belgium
(3-4-3)
Thibaut Courtois	1
Toby Alderweireld	2
Vincent Kompany	4
Jan Vertonghen	5
Thomas Meunier	15
Youri Tielemans	17
Axel Witsel	6
Nacer Chadli	22
Kevin De Bruyne	7
Romelu Lukaku	9
Eden Hazard	10
Substitutes
Simon Mignolet	12
Koen Casteels	13
Thomas Vermaelen	3
Dedryck Boyata	20
Leander Dendoncker	23
Moussa Dembele	19
Marouane Fellaini	8
Thorgan Hazard	16
Yannick Carrasco	11
Dries Mertens	14
Michy Batshuayi	21
Adnan Januzaj	18

England
(3-5-2)
1	Jordan Pickford
16	Phil Jones
5	John Stones
6	Harry Maguire
12	Kieran Trippier
21	Ruben Loftus-Cheek
4	Eric Dier
17	Fabian Delph
3	Danny Rose
10	Raheem Sterling
9	Harry Kane
Substitutes
13	Jack Butland
23	Nick Pope
15	Gary Cahill
18	Ashley Young
2	Kyle Walker
22	Trent Alexander-Arnold
7	Jesse Lingard
20	Dele Alli
8	Jordan Henderson
19	Marcus Rashford
14	Danny Welbeck
11	Jamie Vardy

Manager
Roberto Martínez

Manager
Gareth Southgate

Belgium
(3-4-3)
1	Thibaut Courtois
2	Toby Alderweireld
4	Vincent Kompany
5	Jan Vertonghen
15	Thomas Meunier Goal 4'
17	Youri Tielemans Substitution Mousa Dembélé (on) 78'
6	Axel Witsel Yellow Card 90+3'
22	Nacer Chadli Substitution Thomas Vermaelen (on) 39'
7	Kevin De Bruyne
9	Romelu Lukaku Substitution Dries Mertens (on) 60'
10	Eden Hazard Goal 82'
Substitutes
12	Simon Mignolet
13	Koen Casteels
3	Thomas Vermaelen Substitution Thomas Vermaelen (on) 39'
20	Dedryck Boyata
23	Leander Dendoncker
19	Mousa Dembélé Substitution Mousa Dembélé (on) 78'
8	Marouane Fellaini
16	Thorgan Hazard
11	Yannick Carrasco
14	Dries Mertens Substitution Dries Mertens (on) 60'
21	Michy Batshuayi
18	Adnan Januzaj
Manager
Roberto Martínez
England
(3-5-2)
1	Jordan Pickford
16	Phil Jones
5	John Stones Yellow Card 52'
6	Harry Maguire Yellow Card 76'
12	Kieran Trippier
21	Ruben Loftus-Cheek Substitution Dele Alli (on) 84'
4	Eric Dier
17	Fabian Delph
3	Danny Rose Substitution Jesse Lingard (on) 46'
10	Raheem Sterling Substitution Marcus Rashford (on) 46'
9	Harry Kane
Substitutes
13	Jack Butland
23	Nick Pope
15	Gary Cahill
18	Ashley Young
2	Kyle Walker
22	Trent Alexander-Arnold
7	Jesse Lingard Substitution Danny Rose (off) 46'
20	Dele Alli Substitution Ruben Loftus-Cheek (off) 84'
8	Jordan Henderson
19	Marcus Rashford Substitution Raheem Sterling (off) 46'
14	Danny Welbeck
11	Jamie Vardy
Manager
Gareth Southgate

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Team Stats

BelgiumBEL		EnglandENG
2	Goals	0
2	Assists	0
12	Shots	15
4	Shots on Goal	5
5	Saves	2
0	Penalties Scored	0
0	Penalty Kicks	0
15	Crosses	31
4	Corner Kicks	5
1	Offside	0
11	Fouls Committed	5
1	Cautions/Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
43%	Ball Possession	57%

Belgium
No.	Player	MinP	G	YC	RC	GA	Svs
1	Thibaut Courtois	90	-	0	0	0	5
2	Toby Alderweireld	90	0	0	0	-	-
4	Vincent Kompany	90	0	0	0	-	-
5	Jan Vertonghen	90	0	0	0	-	-
6	Axel Witsel	90	0	1	0	-	-
7	Kevin De Bruyne	90	0	0	0	-	-
9	Romelu Lukaku	60	0	0	0	-	-
10	Eden Hazard	90	1	0	0	-	-
15	Thomas Meunier	90	1	0	0	-	-
17	Youri Tielemans	78	0	0	0	-	-
22	Nacer Chadli	39	0	0	0	-	-
Substitutes
3	Thomas Vermaelen	51	0	0	0	-	-
14	Dries Mertens	30	0	0	0	-	-
19	Moussa Dembele	12	0	0	0	-	-

England
No.	Player	MinP	G	YC	RC	GA	Svs
1	Jordan Pickford	90	-	0	0	2	2
3	Danny Rose	45	0	0	0	-	-
4	Eric Dier	90	0	0	0	-	-
5	John Stones	90	0	1	0	-	-
6	Harry Maguire	90	0	1	0	-	-
9	Harry Kane	90	0	0	0	-	-
10	Raheem Sterling	45	0	0	0	-	-
12	Kieran Trippier	90	0	0	0	-	-
16	Phil Jones	90	0	0	0	-	-
17	Fabian Delph	90	0	0	0	-	-
21	Ruben Loftus-Cheek	84	0	0	0	-	-
Substitutes
7	Jesse Lingard	45	0	0	0	-	-
19	Marcus Rashford	45	0	0	0	-	-
20	Dele Alli	6	0	0	0	-	-

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BelgiumBEL vs. EnglandENG
Minute	Event

90+4'	Game Over Belgium 2-0 England
90+4'	Half Over Belgium 2-0 England
90+4'	Yellow Card Axel Witsel (Belgium)
90+3'	Foul Kane fouled by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium)
90+3'	Throw-In Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
90+2'	Cross Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) - Headed Out - In Play
90+1'	Free Kick Toby Alderweireld (Belgium)
90+1'	Foul Witsel fouled by Harry Maguire (England)
90+1'	Injury Time (England)
90'	Cross Eric Dier (England)
89'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
89'	Throw-In Thomas Meunier (Belgium)
87'	Cross Eden Hazard (Belgium) - Blocked
86'	Throw-In Phil Jones (England)
85'	Shot Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
85'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
84'	Free Kick John Stones (England)
84'	Substitution Dele Alli (on). Loftus-Cheek (off). (England)
84'	Foul Dier fouled by Dries Mertens (Belgium)
82'	Goal Eden Hazard (Belgium). Assist by De Bruyne
82'	Shot on Goal Eden Hazard (Belgium)
81'	Cross Marcus Rashford (England)
81'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Completed Pass
80'	Shot on Goal Marcus Rashford (England)
80'	Free Kick Phil Jones (England)
80'	Foul Rashford fouled by Moussa Dembele (Belgium)
80'	Shot on Goal Thomas Meunier (Belgium)
80'	Cross Dries Mertens (Belgium) - On Target
79'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Headed Out - In Play
79'	Cross Fabian Delph (England) - Headed Out - In Play
78'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
78'	Substitution Moussa Dembele (on). Tielemans (off). (Belgium)
77'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Headed Out - In Play
77'	Free Kick Harry Kane (England)
77'	Foul Kane fouled by Vincent Kompany (Belgium)
76'	Goal Kick Jordan Pickford (England)
76'	Yellow Card Harry Maguire (England)
76'	Shot Dries Mertens (Belgium)
75'	Throw-In Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
75'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
74'	Shot Harry Maguire (England)
74'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Off Target
74'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
74'	Foul Lingard fouled by Axel Witsel (Belgium)
73'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
73'	Shot Eric Dier (England)
73'	Cross Jesse Lingard (England) - Off Target
73'	Throw-In Harry Kane (England)
73'	Cross Marcus Rashford (England) - Headed Out - Out of Play
73'	Corner Kick Marcus Rashford (England) - Headed Out - Out of Play
72'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Headed Out - Out of Play
72'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
71'	Foul Rashford fouled by Vincent Kompany (Belgium)
71'	Free Kick John Stones (England)
71'	Foul Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
71'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
70'	Shot Harry Maguire (England)
70'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Off Target
70'	Corner Kick Kieran Trippier (England) - Off Target
70'	Shot on Goal Eric Dier (England)
69'	Goal Kick Jordan Pickford (England)
69'	Cross Thomas Meunier (Belgium) - Directly Out
69'	Shot on Goal Eric Dier (England)
68'	Throw-In Fabian Delph (England)
67'	Cross Fabian Delph (England) - Clearance Out of Play
67'	Cross Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) - Completed Pass
67'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Completed Pass
66'	Shot Harry Kane (England)
66'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Off Target
66'	Corner Kick Kieran Trippier (England) - Off Target
65'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Clearance Out of Play
63'	Cross Dries Mertens (Belgium) - Completed Pass
63'	Corner Kick Dries Mertens (Belgium) - Completed Pass
63'	Cross Dries Mertens (Belgium) - Blocked
63'	Corner Kick Eden Hazard (Belgium) - Completed Pass
61'	Throw-In Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
60'	Substitution Dries Mertens (on). Lukaku (off). (Belgium)
59'	Cross Fabian Delph (England)
56'	Cross Jesse Lingard (England) - Blocked
56'	Shot Jesse Lingard (England)
55'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
54'	Shot Jesse Lingard (England)
54'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
54'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Clearance Out of Play
53'	Throw-In Fabian Delph (England)
53'	Cross Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) - Headed Out - Out of Play
53'	Free Kick Vincent Kompany (Belgium)
52'	Yellow Card John Stones (England)
52'	Foul Hazard fouled by John Stones (England)
51'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England)
51'	Corner Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
51'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Clearance Out of Play
51'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
50'	Foul Rashford fouled by Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium)
49'	Cross Phil Jones (England)
47'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
47'	Throw-In Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
46'	Substitution Marcus Rashford (on). Sterling (off). (England)
46'	Substitution Jesse Lingard (on). Rose (off). (England)
46'	Start Half
45+3'	Half Over Belgium 1-0 England
45+2'	Shot Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
45+1'	Injury Time (England)
45+1'	Goal Kick Jordan Pickford (England)
45'	Cross Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) - Directly Out
45'	Shot Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
45'	Cross Thomas Meunier (Belgium) - Defended
44'	Throw-In Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
43'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
43'	Foul Jones fouled by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
43'	Throw-In Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
42'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
41'	Goal Kick Jordan Pickford (England)
41'	Free Kick Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
41'	Foul Tielemans fouled by Kieran Trippier (England)
39'	Cross Eden Hazard (Belgium) - Headed Out - In Play
39'	Corner Kick Eden Hazard (Belgium) - Headed Out - In Play
39'	Substitution Thomas Vermaelen (on). Chadli (off). (Belgium)
39'	Cross Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) - Headed Out - Out of Play
38'	Cross Raheem Sterling (England) - Headed Out - In Play
38'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
37'	Goal Kick Jordan Pickford (England)
36'	Cross Nacer Chadli (Belgium) - Completed Pass
35'	Goal Kick Jordan Pickford (England)
35'	Shot Toby Alderweireld (Belgium)
35'	Shot Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
35'	Corner Kick Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) - Off Target
34'	Shot Eden Hazard (Belgium)
33'	Cross Thomas Meunier (Belgium) - Headed Out - In Play
31'	Throw-In Danny Rose (England)
30'	Shot Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
28'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
28'	Foul Loftus-Cheek fouled by Axel Witsel (Belgium)
28'	Cross Thomas Meunier (Belgium) - Defended
27'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
25'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
24'	Shot Raheem Sterling (England)
24'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
24'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
23'	Shot Harry Kane (England)
22'	Cross Youri Tielemans (Belgium) - Blocked
21'	Cross Raheem Sterling (England) - Defended
20'	Shot on Goal Harry Maguire (England)
20'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - On Target
20'	Corner Kick Kieran Trippier (England) - On Target
19'	Cross Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) - Clearance Out of Play
18'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
15'	Free Kick Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
15'	Foul Tielemans fouled by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England)
15'	Shot on Goal Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England)
15'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - On Target
15'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
14'	Shot on Goal Fabian Delph (England)
14'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
13'	Offside Nacer Chadli (Belgium)
12'	Throw-In Nacer Chadli (Belgium)
12'	Shot on Goal Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
12'	Shot Raheem Sterling (England)
11'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England) - Headed Out - In Play
10'	Throw-In Kieran Trippier (England)
10'	Cross Kieran Trippier (England)
10'	Free Kick Kieran Trippier (England)
9'	Foul Kane fouled by Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
8'	Cross Phil Jones (England) - Clearance In Play
6'	Free Kick Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
6'	Foul Hazard fouled by Eric Dier (England)
4'	Goal Thomas Meunier (Belgium). Assist by Chadli
4'	Shot on Goal Thomas Meunier (Belgium)
4'	Cross Nacer Chadli (Belgium) - On Target
3'	Goal Kick Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
3'	Throw-In Danny Rose (England)
1'	Start Half