An early Thomas Meunier goal and a late one from Eden Hazard saw Belgium beat England 2-0 to seal a third place finish at the World Cup.
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2 – Belgium and England are the first teams to face twice at a World Cup tournament since Turkey played Brazil twice at the 2002 World Cup. Familiar. #BELENG #BEL #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/vUQSVjJkxG
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 14, 2018
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1 – England have only won one of the previous 21 World Cup games in which they’ve conceded the first goal (D5 L15) – the 1966 final against Germany (4-2). Uphill. #BELENG #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/S9m6JQuElu
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 14, 2018
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