Thursday , 2 July 2026

England vs Belgium, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
England
0 – 1
Full Time
Belgium
Thu 28 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Youri Tielemans
Y 33' Leander Dendoncker

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Belgium — Worldcup .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
  • Referee Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi

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

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

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
24 Jun Panama H 6–1 W
18 Jun Tunisia A 2–1 W
05 May Austria H 1–1 D
28 Apr Switzerland A 0–1 L
24 Apr Northern Ireland A 4–2 W
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun England A 1–0 W
23 Jun Tunisia H 5–2 W
18 Jun Panama H 3–0 W
05 May Croatia H 3–0 W
28 Apr Hungary A 1–0 W
21 Apr Blyth Town FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for England to score. At the same time, Belgium does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Belgium needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It looks surprising Belgium does not make any changes. Trent Alexander-Arnold has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 19' Youri Tielemans is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Leander Dendoncker. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' John Stones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 46' Another substitution for England to replace John Stones by Harry Maguire on 46 minute.
  • 51' Goal! Adnan Januzaj scores his 17 goal in 348 matches.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Belgium that had 118 games and scored 39 goals.
  • 61' England seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Vincent Kompany. He replaces Thomas Vermaelen on 74 minute.
  • 79' Another substitution for England to replace Marcus Rashford by Danny Welbeck on 79 minute.
  • 84' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jamie Vardy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' Dries Mertens is replacing Adnan Januzaj for the Belgium side.
  • Another three points for Belgium.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Belgium xG
I would bet for: England or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
England36% Draw33% Belgium31%
Actual: Belgium win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

England or Draw
68%
Draw or Belgium
64%
England or Belgium
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
England25% Draw54% Belgium21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Belgium keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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