Thomas Meunier scored the first goal against England (picture sports.ru)

 

 

MATCH FOR THE THIRD PLACE OF THE WORLD CUP 2018

 

BELGIUM  –  ENGLAND   2  –  0

 

GOALSCORERS :

Thomas MEUNIER (Belgium)  1

Eden HAZARD  (Belgium)  1       TOTAL WC 2018 : 3

 

Third goal for Eden Hazard, one of the men of the World Cup 2018 (picture sports.ru)

 

ASSISTS :

Nacer CHADLI (Belgium)  1           TOTAL WC 2018 : 2

Kevin DE BRUYNE  (Belgium)  1     TOTAL WC 2018 : 2

 

GOALKEEPER CLEAN SHEET :

Thibaut COURTOIS  (Belgium)   1     TOTAL WC 2018 : 3

Toby Alderweireld saved Thibaut Courtois to keep his third clean sheet (picture sports.ru)

 

SPECTATORS :

64 406

 

REFEREE :

Alireza FAGHANI (Iran)

 

MOST CAPS ON THE FIELD :

Belgium : Jan VERTONGHEN   108 caps

England : Raheem STERLING   45 caps

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER ON THE FIELD :

Belgium : Romelu LUKAKU   40 goals

England : Harry KANE   19 goals

 

STADIUM :

Kestovsky Stadium ST PETERSBURG

 

RECORDS :

This third place 2018 is the best result of Belgium in World Cup History (the best before was the 4th place in 1986).

Eden Hazard has scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in this World Cup. He was involved in the last 25 matches with Belgium in 25 goals (12 goals, 13 assists).

 

De Bruyne, Hazard and Mertens : Belgium was great ! (picture sports.ru)

 

 

 

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