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Related: About this forumBelgium beats England 2-0 to finish third place in the World Cup
Belgium earned its highest World Cup finish on Saturday by beating England 2-0 in the third-place match.
Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard scored a goal each for the Belgians, who lost to France in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Both teams were playing for the seventh time in 26 days, but Belgium entered the match with an extra day of rest.
Meunier scored in the fourth minute, knocking a cross from Nacer Chadli past England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Hazard added the other off a pass from Kevin De Bruyne in the 82nd.
Toby Alderweireld denied Englands best chance of the game, sliding on the goal line to clear a shot from Eric Dier.
England, which lost to Croatia in the semifinals on Wednesday, matched its best World Cup result fourth in 1990 since winning the tournament for the only time in 1966.
At: http://time.com/5338840/world-cup-england-belgium/
MaryMagdaline
(7,890 posts)sandensea
(22,850 posts)Cheeto's no match for British wit.
MaryMagdaline
(7,890 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Obviously I'm disappointed....
But to have reached the final four was brilliant.
Proud of the lads. Southgate did well...
I'm sure he'll go back and look at what happened.
Well done lads.
sandensea
(22,850 posts)England is always a contender.
And Football itself is an English sport after all.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Should be a hell of a match.
Rooting for France tomorroe.
sandensea
(22,850 posts)Frankly, I don't feel strongly about either one; but as I am of part French descent on my mother's side (La Passade), I suppose France it is.
And good on Croatia for knocking Russia out of the World Cup. I guess you can buy the hosting rights; but not the big prize itself.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Didn't exactly distinguish themselves during the war...
I know I shouldn't hold that out but as an Englishman sometimes I find it difficult....
sandensea
(22,850 posts)At least as brutal, and far more murderous proportionally to its population, than even Hitler.
Not surprisingly, Prescott Bush and the Dulles brothers brought in a number of Ustase figures to help staff the CIA in its early days.
One of their children, Mira Radielovic Ricardel, later served as Rumsfeld's chief policy adviser, and is now reportedly Cheeto's eyes and ears in the Pentagon (Cheeto, as you know, doesn't trust Gen. Mattis).
Crazy times, these.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)But then I should put aside my prejudices in the name of football.
Looking forward to tomorrow's match
Hope France wins....
Hope French Man. Utd. Players suck...
YNWA