Belgium beats England 2-0 to finish third place in the World Cup [View all]
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 England’s 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.
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