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Coach Coach Roberto Gareth Martinez Southgate Captain Captain Eden Harry Hazard Kane Recent meetings Best finish Best finish Fourth place 2018 Winner 1986 2012 England 1-0 Belgium 1966 SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018 ROAD TO T PLACE PLAY-OFF Group G W Panama 3-0 W Tunisia 2-1 Group G winner W Tunisia 5-2 W Panama 6-1 runner-up 20 W England 1-0 Match 3 L Belgium 0-1 W Japan 3-2 Last 16 W Colombia 1-1 Pens 4-3 W Brazil 2-1 Q-final W Sweden 2-0 L France 0-1 S-final L Croatia 1-2 AET* Player to watch Player to watch Kevin de Bruyne COMPETITION STATISTICS 14 12 94 Total shots 81 36 20 2776 2695 Match Saturday July 14 Saint Petersburg 35 34 An undesiredfor 3ʳᵈ place 1400 (GMT) Stadium finish54% Dejected BELGIUM ENGLAND England, Eden Harry Hazard Kane Belgium Aged 27 Aged 24 AU MONDIAL Saint Petersburg Stadium aim to leave Today World Cup WORLD CUP GOALS 5 PM 16 2 3 14 4 12 on a high 5 Scored10 6 8 7 6 8 AFP | Saint Petersburg Conceded We will leave a real legacy for 3 FIFA Ranking SHOTS PLAY FIFA Ranking 12 100 40 Belgium, playing all together 800 3 ngland manager PATH 34 PATH and having a winning admits the World Cup third-place 90 700 2,7 st Attempted 28 st mindset. We have changed 1 round 2,4 1 round play-off is a game that no team 80 600 22 km run* milliers the mentality E 3 0 Panama 2,1 2 1 Tunisia wants to play, but Saturday’s match against 500 70 16 BELGIUM COACH ROBERTO MARTINEZ Belgium offers the chance to finish the 5 2 Tunisia On target Completed passes6 1 Panama tournament on a winning note. FOULS 100 60 A gut-wrenching 2-1 loss to Croatia after 1 0 England 90 0 1 Belgium 70 extra-time denied England a shot at a sec- 80 Last 16 80 Last 16 ond World Cup triumph, instead setting 70 Against up a consolation game against familiar 3 2 Japan 60 90 1 1 Colombia 4 3 50 100 On penalties foes Belgium. Quarters CommittedQuarters Roberto Martinez’s side, who were beat- Belgium have been on a Brazil 2 0 Sweden 2 1 Southgate en 1-0 by France in the last four, topped Gareth brilliant journey and will Group G ahead of England after an Adnan Coach Semis Semis want to finish well, and Januzaj goal settled a low-key encounter Coach Roberto 0 1 France 1 2 Croatia we want to do the same. in Kaliningrad. Martinez (ESP) There are some excellent That game saw both coaches heavily WORLD CUP HISTORY Champion Participant Non qualified footballers on show and it rotate their teams, and a similar scenario is likely in Saint Petersburg, with several 13th participation 4e Best performance will be a good test for us. We fringe players pushing for a start. haven’t beaten one of these “The honest thing is, it’s not a game any 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 top teams yet so we have to team wants to play in,” said Southgate, take every opportunity we whose side have drawn praise for the way 15th participation get they have briefly united a country bitterly ENGLAND COACH GARETH SOUTHGATE divided over Brexit. *Total for all the players Sources : federations, FIFA However, he insisted that will not alter Belgium England England’s approach as they look to achieve Belgium did not go to extra-time in their Gareth Southgate may look to ring some changes ahead their best finish since they won the com- semi-final and Roberto Martinez may of England’s bronze match against Belgium. Jordan petition in 1966. not feel the need to bring in fresh legs. Henderson, Kieran Trippier and “We’ll want to give a performance of Thomas Meunier will start on Saturday are all doubts for the Three Lions and only huge pride, there’s no question about that,” after missing out against France due to the latter may start. Some of England’s fringe said Southgate. suspension. players will look for a run out after England went If I get the Golden Boot, I “Every time we wear the shirt of our to extra-time against Croatia on Wednesday. get the Golden Boot, but national team we want to play with pride, Possible line-ups Thibaut Courtois; Jan Vertonghen, Vincent Possible line-ups that wasn’t the trophy I was we want to play well and we want to win.” Kompany, Toby Alderweireld; Axel Witsel, Kevin ; Kyle Walker, , looking for. We know we have Reserve goalkeepers and De Bruyne, Nacer Chadli, Thomas Meunier; ; Kieran Trippier, , , , ; done everybody proud but we are the only two members of Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard; Romelu wanted to go on England’s 23-man squad yet to feature in Lukaku , Harry Kane. Russia, as Southgate stuck with the same ENGLAND’S HARRY KANE line-up throughout the knockout phase. ‘Important game’ Factbox For Belgium and their “golden generation”, • Belgium and England play each other for the second time at the 2018 World Cup and both games many of the key players should return for are relatively meaningless. The winner can claim third place at the 2018 World Cup but neither BETTER the 2022 World Cup, even if Vincent Kom- team want to be here. pany and Jan Vertonghen will probably be • Belgium are the favourites after beating England earlier in the competition and will also benefit gone by then. from an extra day’s rest and the fact they didn’t go to extra-time. England may also make changes KNOW Martinez, who signed an extension until as a result of their tiring match against Croatia, whereas Belgium can really play their best team. after Euro 2020 in May, can guide Belgium to the nation’s best result at the World Cup. They finished fourth in 1986. Only Belgium (14) Only one Match for Third “We want to finish on a high and these have scored Place has seen more players deserve to finish on a high,” said more goals at goals than Belgium’s last the Spaniard. Russia 2018 appearance – which was “You need to try to see opportunity of than England’s a 4-2 thriller settled finishing third at World Cup. That doesn’t happen too often, so we need to under- 12 – Croatia Third would in extra-time against stand that this is an important game. have also represent Bel- France – and that was “But I would accept it is very difficult scored 12 gium’s best-ever 60 years ago. Also when you had the ambition of getting to World Cup finish featuring France, they the final. It’s very difficult to prepare for – surpassing their beat Germany FR 6-3 the next game.” 14 fourth-placed finish in in 1958, featuring European teams have claimed third four from Just place at the past nine World Cups. The 1986. Third would also Netherlands beat Brazil 3-0 in 2014 after represent England’s Fontaine to set the hosts were embarrassed 7-1 by Germa- best-ever World Cup his record of 13 ny in the semi-finals. on foreign soil – their goals at a single England skipper Harry Kane is the tour- fourth place at Italy tournament nament’s top scorer on six goals, while 1990 was their pre- Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku trails by vious best outside of two in the race for the Golden Boot. Kevin De Jordan Henderson Bruyne England 3 Hon. 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