World Cup third place play-off: Belgium too good for England

SAINT PETERSBURG: Belgium achieved their best World Cup finish as goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard secured a 2-0 victory over England in Saturday’s third-place playoff in Saint Petersburg. “We don’t want to wait another 20-odd years to get into another major semifinal.”

Belgium’s previous best finish at the World Cup was fourth, but the team outplayed England in the midfield to go one better this time. Harry Kane scored six goals for England in the 2018 tournament; the joint-best by an England player in a single World Cup campaign, following Gary Lineker in 1986.
Belgium defeats England 2–0 to finish at third place—its best ever result at a World Cup.