Belgium stay perfect, England finish second

With both teams already by to a Round of 16 before a round had been kicked and comparatively small roving on this encounter, a England and Belgium coaches rang a changes compared to their prior fixtures. As a result, there was unsurprisingly a incongruous and rather resigned feel to a diversion right from a off, with many players struggling to find their bearings.

That is not to contend there were no chances. The Belgians were a initial to threaten. Jordan Pickford denied Mousa Dembele early on before gripping out Marouane Fellaini. Trent Alexander-Arnold afterwards saw his cross-shot alarm narrowly past a post on a half-hour symbol and Ruben Loftus-Cheek unsuccessful to find a aim with a header 4 mins later. However, that was about as good as it got in a initial half, withdrawal a throng during a Kaliningrad Stadium longing some-more movement after a break.

Soon enough, Adnan Januzaj ensured that a fans would go home carrying got their money’s worth. With only 6 mins on a time in a second period, a Belgium aggressive midfielder forsaken a shoulder, skipped past Danny Rose and twisted a wealthy left-footed strike into a tip corner. To their credit, a Three Lions did not distortion down after going behind. Phil Jones had an event to equalize after an hour and Marcus Rashford twice went close, though Belgium hold on to secure their third win in as many matches during Russia 2018 and bind tip mark in a group.

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