Wednesday , 30 September 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
25% Clean Sheets
England this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between England and Belgium is underway.
  • 5' Belgium 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.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. England needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Belgium player. Youri Tielemans gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' Thorgan Hazard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for England so far.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' The referee has no hesitation. Leander Dendoncker is booked for Belgium — Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' England are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Belgium backline.
  • 43' It’s high time Gareth Southgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' It is a substitution in England team. John Stones is replaced by Harry Maguire on 46 minute.
  • 51' Adnan Januzaj has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 56' John Stones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' It looks surprising England does not make any changes. Nacer Chadli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Moussa Dembele, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Vincent Kompany has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Vermaelen on 74 minute.
  • 79' England ring the changes. Marcus Rashford has done his job and it is now time for Danny Welbeck to step up.
  • 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Belgium is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 86' Dries Mertens is replacing Adnan Januzaj for the Belgium side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.