FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, June 28, 2018
Belgium DWWWW 1
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England DWWWW 0
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Rostec Arena · 33,973 att. · FOX

Match Report

Belgium beats England 1-0, moves into tougher side of draw

In a match neither team had to win, Belgium came out on top and took first place in its World Cup group with a 1-0 victory over England on Thursday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
52
Possession
48
15
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
477
Accurate Passes
410
547
Passes
469
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
18
0.8
Cross %
0.1
41
Long Balls
65
17
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
4
Interceptions
5
22
Effective Clearances
11
22
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-1

Lineups

ENG · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5John StonesCD
  3. 15Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 16Phil JonesCD-R
  5. 4Eric DierSW
  6. 17Fabian DelphCM-L
  7. 21Ruben Loftus-CheekCM-R
  8. 3Danny RoseLM
  9. 22Trent Alexander-ArnoldRM
  10. 19Marcus RashfordCF-L
  11. 11Jamie VardyCF-R

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 20Dedryck BoyataCD
  3. 3Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  4. 23Leander DendonckerCD-R
  5. 19Mousa DembéléCM-L
  6. 17Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 16Thorgan HazardLM
  8. 22Nacer ChadliRM
  9. 21Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 8Marouane FellainiCF-L
  11. 18Adnan JanuzajCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Youri Tielemans (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Leander Dendoncker (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, England. Harry Maguire replaces John Stones because of an injury.
  4. 51' Goal! England 0, Belgium 1. Adnan Januzaj (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  5. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Vincent Kompany replaces Thomas Vermaelen.
  6. 79' Substitution, England. Danny Welbeck replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  7. 86' Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Adnan Januzaj.

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