Belgium will secure the third place at the world Cup in Russia. Against England, the Team of Roberto Martinez wins. It is the biggest success in the history of Belgian football.
BELGIUM – ENGLAND 2:0 (1:0)
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The Belgian national football team has completed the world Cup finals in Russia as the third and the biggest world Cup success in the history. The Red devils won the game for third place in St. Petersburg against England with 2:0 (1:0). Thomas Meunier (4.) and Eden Hazard (82.) scored the goals for the Belgians.
1986 Belgium had achieved in Mexico in the fourth place, after then the small-final against France with 2:4 lost after extra time. The Three Lions, the world champion of 1966, remained as of 1990, according to the 1:2 against hosts Italy in the match for third place this time, only the fourth rank.
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Belgium is the deserved winner of an average game and secure 3rd place at this world Cup in Russia. The English were not today in the Form of.
The final WHISTLE
90 min + 3: YELLOW CARD for BELGIUM, Axel Witsel (foul)
90. Minute: 3 Minutes Added Time.
89. Minute: The match is decided. England has abandoned.
86. Minute: England should now abandoned. The body language of the players no longer exudes, at least very much Confidence.
83. Minute: Back-Pass in the depth of de Bruyne, Hazard takes the Ball well and shoots from a short distance cold.
82. Minute: GOAL for BELGIUM Eden Hazard
79. Minute: Meunier with a spectacular volley after a cross from the left. Goalkeeper Pickford with a great Parade.
78. Minute: YELLOW CARD for ENGLAND for Maguire (foul on)
78. Minute: currency EXCHANGE in BELGIUM Dembélé comes on for Bruma
77. Minute: England is now in the game arrived.
76. Minute: counter attack of the Belgians with a terrible conclusion of Mertens, from 16 meters, eight meters from the English goal.
74. Minute: Back free-kick, trip, pier, Maguire heads in addition to the Belgian goal.
73. Minute: Belgium may initially clear, then fly the Ball into the Belgian penalty area, The heads next to the gate.
72. Minute: free-kick, trip, pier, Kompany clears for a corner.
70. Minute: huge chance for England. Dier plays with a double-pass, wants to LOB the Ball over the onrushing Courtois. Aldeweireld saves just before the goal line.
68. Minute: The English convey at least the impression that they are a hit want to achieve. Dier pulls out of the 18 meters, Courtois dives and keeps the ball effortlessly.
65. Minute: Kane tried it with a direct decrease of 16 meters, hits the Ball but does not. Not necessarily the day of the attacker.
65. Minute: The British car once again in the opponent’s half. A corner from the right.
61. Minute: Probably couldn Belgian coach also no longer really look at Lukaku. Anyway, he believed that Mertens is now more.
60. Minute: CHANGE for BELGIUM, Mertens comes on for Lukaku
56. Minute: the dream of a pass into the interface of de Bruyne on Lukaku. The can’t take the Ball properly again. He should spend soon some time in the Training. Katrastrophales image for such a striker.
54. Minute: Lingard comes from twelve yards by half, to the right of the shot, but he shoots the long past.
53. Minute: counter-attempt of the English on the right side on Loftus-Cheek. But the edge is bad.
50. Min: Dangerous free-kick pass from Trippier, Vertonghen can just to the corner to fend off.
48. Minute: coach Southgate has responded. The first half of the English was really weak. Maybe the same goes with fresh attackers.
46. Minute: More.
RESTART
At ENGLAND Rashford comes on for Sterling
EXCHANGE in the case of ENGLAND, Lingard for Rose.
Belgium is earned with 1:0. England has so far played pretty bad. Because nothing works yet. Hopefully it will be in the second 45 minutes is better. We will get back to us on time. Until then.
Mid-term
45. Minute: 2 Minutes Injury Time.
44. Minute: The game of splashing anything now. Both Teams seem to want in the Pause.
41. Minute: The Englishman will be waiting for standard situations. Not much else is going on in the game to the front. The faint idea so far.
39. Minute: CHANGE for BELGIUM, Thomas Vermaelen comes in for Nacer Chadli
36. Minute: Chadli seems to have a upper part of a shekel of injury in a Belgian counter-picked. He needs to get out.
35. Minute: Tielemanns with an artistic shot of your own head, just over the English Torlatte.
34. Minute: Hazard with the shot chance, an Englishman throws himself at the last Moment in between.
31. Min: The Belgians let England look bad. The playful difference is not easy to deny.
28. Minute: Meunier won the ball from the surprised Rose. The edge of the Belgian, but cannot find a buyer in the England penalty area.
26. Minute: The Englishman let the Ball in the midfield, but ideas for a doors are missing.
23. Minute: Kane with a supposed shot chance, but he slips out.
22. Min: The Belgians are the playful clearly the better Team. England will not play stations in the top. Where is Harry Kane?
20. Minute: Harry Maguire comes from a corner to head the ball, but Courtois catches the Ball. To be harmless so far from the English.
17. Min: Nice Pass from de Bruyne on the started Lukaku, but makes a technical error and loses the Ball in the England box.
15. Minute: Ruben Loftus-Cheek comes in belgischenh the penalty area to head the ball, but he hits the Ball properly. No Problem for goalkeeper Courtois.
12. Minute: huge chance for Belgium. Pass from Lukaku to de Bruyne, who was actually inaccurate. An Englishman from forges de Bruyne unhappy. The shot from eight yards but it is deflected.
11. Minute: The British are increasing the pressure. You have digested the shock of the residue.
9. Minute: counter attack of the Belgians about Lukaku and de Bruyne. The hack trick is too inaccurate. Good possibility something easily forgiven.
8. Minute: Of this shock will, the Englishman, the first to recover.
5. Minute: So fast it can go. Lukaku with a beautiful Pass on the left side started to Nacer Chadli. Fits cross into the penalty area, where Meunier is moved in front of the defenders and in from five metres.. Very value of see goal.
4. Minute: GOAL for BELGIUM Thomas Meunier
4. Minute: Even if both teams are concentrated, so keys players.
2. Minute: It goes well to the point, both Teams take it seriously and fight intensely to the Ball.
1. Minute: come On.
Kick-off
15:58: Belgium kick-off.
15:55 PM: the national anthems played.
15:54 PM: Enough of the Vorgeplänkels. In a few minutes it goes off. The teams come out onto the square.
15:52 PM: So England: 1 Pickford/Everton (24/10/0) – 16 Jones/Manchester United (26/27/0), 5 Stones/Manchester City (24/33/2), 6 Maguire/Leicester City (25/12/1) – 12 trip pier/Tottenham Hotspur (27/13/1), 21 Loftus-Cheek/FC Chelsea (22/8/0), 4 Dier/Tottenham Hotspur (24/32/3), 17 Delph/Manchester City (28/15/0), 3 Rose/Tottenham Hotspur (28/23/0) – 10 Sterling/Manchester City (23/44/2), 9 Kane/Tottenham Hotspur (24/30/19). Trainer: Southgate
15:51 PM: So plays Belgium: 1 Courtois/Chelsea (26 years old/65 games/0 goals) – 2 Alderweireld/Tottenham Hotspur (29/83/3), 4 Kompany/Manchester City (32/81/4), 5 Vertonghen/Tottenham Hotspur (31/108/9) – 15 Meunier/Paris St. Germain (26/30/5), 17 Tielemans/AS Monaco (21/13/0), 6 Witsel/Tianjin Quanjian (29/96/9), 22 Chadli/West Bromwich Albion (28/51/6) – 7 De Bruyne/Manchester City (27/68/15), 9 Lukaku/Manchester United (25/75/40), 10 Eden Hazard/FC Chelsea (27/92/24). Trainer: Martinez
At 15:50: Also it is still the “Golden Shoe” for the best world Cup scorers. England’s Harry Kane leads the way with six goals, but Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku with four goals on the heels.
15:48 PM: The bronze medal would be after narrowly missing out on the finals for both Teams to consolation. “We owe it to ourselves and the Fans a successful conclusion. It’s not about a medal, this opportunity everyone gets,” said England’s team Manager, Gareth Southgate: “We will give everything to be in order to a third party.” Belgium’s Thomas Meunier assured: “We want to write on the Podium and our history.”
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