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  • Belgium beats England 2-0; finishes third in FIFA WC

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    Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off to secure their best finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate's side home with a second straight loss.

    A fourth-minute goal from Thomas Meunier and an 82nd minute Eden Hazard strike earned Belgium the victory and the third-place, which improves on their previous best performance of a fourth-place finish in 1986.

    England were on top for most of the second half but with captain Harry Kane looking tired, Belgium's greater sharpness in the final third proved decisive.

    Meunier's goal came after Romelu Lukaku swung the ball out left to Nacer Chadli who burst down the wing and slipped the ball across the face of the goal and the midfielder confidently slotted past Jordan Pickford.

    The goal means Belgium have had 10 different goalscorers at this World Cup - equalling the record set by France in 1982 and Italy in 2006.