Thursday , 2 July 2026

Belgium vs England, Worldcup 2018 3RD PLACE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Belgium
2 – 0
Full Time
England
Sat 14 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' John Stones
Y 77' Harry Maguire
Axel Witsel 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Belgium vs England — Worldcup .

  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Malang Diedhiou
  • Referee Djibril Camara
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Reza Sokhandan
  • Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Belgium 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-14 Belgium 2–0 England 2018-06-28 England 0–1 Belgium 2018-01-20 Belgium 1–1 England 2017-09-26 England 2–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul England H 2–0 W
10 Jul France A 0–1 L
06 Jul Brazil A 2–1 W
02 Jul Japan H 3–2 W
28 Jun England A 1–0 W
23 Jun Tunisia H 5–2 W
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Belgium A 0–2 L
11 Jul Croatia A 1–2 L
07 Jul Sweden A 2–0 W
03 Jul Colombia A 1–1 D
28 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
24 Jun Panama H 6–1 W

Season Stats

Belgium England
#25 Position #45
5 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 6
2 Conceded 2
+4 GD +4
1.67 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season
50% Clean Sheets
England this season

Belgium are 25th (5 pts). England are 45th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Belgium
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Belgium kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' Goal! Thomas Meunier scores his 19 goal in 520 matches.
  • 9' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Toby Alderweireld has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' The travelling England supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Thibaut Courtois has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Another change for Belgium made on 39 minute. Nacer Chadli leaves to be changed by Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 44' It’s high time Gareth Southgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Jesse Lingard is replacing Danny Rose for the England side.
  • 51' Belgium is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for John Stones.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. England is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Romelu Lukaku departs to be replaced by Dries Mertens.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eric Dier, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' John Stones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' England receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Belgium team. Youri Tielemans is replaced by Moussa Dembele on 78 minute.
  • 82' GOAL! Eden Hazard scores on 82. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne
  • 84' Another change for England made on 84 minute. Ruben Loftus-Cheek leaves to be changed by Dele Alli.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Belgium receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for England.

Lineups

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Belgium xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 England xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Belgium53% Draw27% England20%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Belgium or Draw
80%
Draw or England
47%
Belgium or England
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Belgium34% Draw50% England16%
Actual: Belgium win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Belgium

Handicap Belgium covers Push England covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Belgium keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
England keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.