If you ask the players, the third-place play-off between England and Belgium in the 2018 World Cup is a game that nobody really wants to play in. There's going to be a new hero to hoist the trophy on July 15, and this match may very well be the described as the closing curtain for that momentous event. However, this particular match shall allow the England team to end their 2018 campaign onto a mo[...] Read more » 2018 FIFA World Cup - England vs. Belgium
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A match to designate the winner of the third position counts only for the final standings and at a World Cup exist but i do not understand why at the European Championship there was no match for 3rd place. I think Belgium will win. I have a feeling that the English will not be motivated in this match and England will lose.
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The duell of the frustrated teams, the most useless game on the shedule during a World Cup. It is most likely that, like during the Group match, we will see England B play Belgium B with very little motivation.
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Hi,I think Belgium will won this game and thinking bronze medal is better then nothing,it's better going home with medal of any kind then nothing (4th place),you will see there would be battle for that remaining medal.I think will be more then 2 goals and Belgium won with one goal difference
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belgium have better team and they play more like team,then lot of countries of this world cup!this was chance of generation for belgium!now after this lost for england,I think that belgium have more passion for this game and to win third place!
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Yes i too think belgium have better team and play good in midfield, so i think belgium wins third place. Golden boot i think go to harry kane, of course lukaku can score two goals, maybe one from penalty, but i think is not happen
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Hi,like I think Belgium-England 2:0 and they have bronze and England nothing,before semi finals against Croatia they start to celebrate like they won tournament 2 games before end ,now we wait what is the reason and who is guilty for they lose,on net and in newspaper every few hours they find new reason for losing the game with Croatia 3.Belgium
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I think England is pleased with this result because they reached the semifinals where they were hardly eliminated from Croatia after overtime. They do not have players as they had in the past like Beckham, Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, Lampard. Neville, John Terry, Paul Scholes etc... and they did a good tournament in Russia.
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I thought Belgium played really well yesterday and, i think, they must be kicking themselves for not reaching the final. England are not as good as people are building them up to be and they have a very long way to go before they start challenging for trophies
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Reaching the semifinals was not that bad, especialy after the results in the last tournaments. But they must get more dangerous during regular play, and not only through set pieces. For me they are missing a player that can set up the strikers.
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Yes i too think tuat England top 4 is great achievement because more better nations finish lower and they have not beet squad, in midfield they have problem, very good striker, defence average
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I can say that everything was on belgium side yesterday and that they had bigger motive for this third place game!this is historic medal for them and they totally deserved!who know when they will have generation like this again!
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If the truth seems to me that Belgium has more chances of taking the third place and a medal that is better than leaving with nothing in fourth place ... but as you always know nothing is said until the end of the game, everything can happen
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not surprised seeing that Belgium managed to snatch the third place, overall they had better players in midfield, more gelled squad and experience. and it was their best results in world cup history, so I guess extra motivation was a factor too
