Belgium 2–0 England: 2018 World Cup match
2–0Full time
Match in one glance
BelgiumEnglandGoalCard
Belgium
England
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
BelgiumEngland
42.1%Possession sequences57.9%
11Shots15
4On target5
1.32Expected goals (xG)1.33
499Passes685
85.6%Pass accuracy90.4%
9Corners5
12Fouls4
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1EDEric DierEngland · 0 goals0.59xG
- 2EHEden HazardBelgium · 1 goals0.44xG
- 3TMThomas MeunierBelgium · 1 goals0.37xG
- 4HMHarry MaguireEngland · 0 goals0.26xG
- 5RLRuben Loftus-CheekEngland · 0 goals0.15xG
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Play-off for third place
- Stage
- Third place
- Date
- 2018-07-14
- Venue
- Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Belgium / EnglandBelgium
Thomas Meunier4′
Eden Hazard82′
England
No goals
Complete match timeline
BelgiumEnglandGoalCardSubstitution
Belgium
England
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0T. Meunier 4′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0E. Hazard 82′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Belgium
3-4-3TA
2Toby AlderweireldVK
4Vincent KompanyJV
5Jan VertonghenTM
15Thomas MeunierNC
22Nacer ChadliYT
17Youri TielemansAW
6Axel WitselListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 3TVThomas Vermaelen39′
- 14DMDries Mertens60′
- 19MDMousa Dembélé78′
Match contributions
- Axel Witsel▰ 90′+3′
- Eden Hazard⚽ 1
- Thomas Meunier⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeper - 2TAToby AlderweireldCentre-back
- 4VKVincent KompanyCentre-back
- 5JVJan VertonghenCentre-back
- 6AWAxel WitselCentral midfielder
- 7
Kevin De BruyneRF - 9RLRomelu LukakuCentre-forward
- 10EHEden HazardLF
- 15TMThomas MeunierRight midfielder
- 17YTYouri TielemansCentral midfielder
- 22NCNacer ChadliLeft midfielder
England
3-5-2PJ
16Phil JonesJS
5John StonesHM
6Harry MaguireKT
12Kieran TrippierDR
3Danny RoseED
4Eric DierRL
21Ruben Loftus-CheekFD
17Fabian DelphRS
10Raheem SterlingListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7JLJesse Lingard46′
- 19MRMarcus Rashford46′
- 20DADele Alli84′
Match contributions
- John Stones▰ 52′
- Harry Maguire▰ 76′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Jordan PickfordGoalkeeper - 3DRDanny RoseLeft midfielder
- 4EDEric DierDefensive midfielder
- 5JSJohn StonesCentre-back
- 6HMHarry MaguireCentre-back
- 9
Harry KaneCentre-forward - 10RSRaheem SterlingCentre-forward
- 12KTKieran TrippierRight midfielder
- 16PJPhil JonesCentre-back
- 17FDFabian DelphCentral midfielder
- 21RLRuben Loftus-CheekCentral midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Belgium
England
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Belgium
9%10%9%17%15%14%9%13%4%
England
10%9%12%18%19%15%5%8%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeAlireza Faghani
Team comparison
BelgiumEngland
42.1%Possession sequences57.9%
11Shots15
4On target5
1.32Expected goals (xG)1.33
499Passes685
85.6%Pass accuracy90.4%
9Corners5
12Fouls4
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.32Belgium1.33England
1.32Total xG1.33
1.32Non-penalty xG1.34
0.12xG per shot0.09
4Shots on target5
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Belgium2 goals · 11 shots · 1.32 xG
England0 goals · 15 shots · 1.33 xG
Passing network
Belgium
England
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Belgium
9%10%9%17%15%14%9%13%4%
England
10%9%12%18%19%15%5%8%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals0
11Shots15
4On target5
21Dribble attempts17
Passing
499Pass attempts685
427Completed passes619
85.6%Pass accuracy90.4%
9Corners5
Defending
17Duels11
9Interceptions13
259Pressures274
12Fouls4
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsED
Eric DierEngland0Goals0Assists0.59xG
EH
Eden HazardBelgium1Goals0Assists0.44xG
TM
Thomas MeunierBelgium1Goals0Assists0.37xG
HM
Harry MaguireEngland0Goals0Assists0.26xG
RL
Ruben Loftus-CheekEngland0Goals0Assists0.15xG
Belgium
3-4-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EH Eden HazardStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.44 |
TM Thomas MeunierStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.37 |
TA Toby AlderweireldStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
| Kevin De BruyneStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.11 |
DM Dries MertensSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
RL Romelu LukakuStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 |
YT Youri TielemansStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 |
AW Axel WitselStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JV Jan VertonghenStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
VK Vincent KompanyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thibaut CourtoisStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NC Nacer ChadliStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
England
3-5-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ED Eric DierStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.59 |
HM Harry MaguireStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.26 |
RL Ruben Loftus-CheekStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 |
| Harry KaneStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 |
RS Raheem SterlingStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 |
JL Jesse LingardSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.06 |
FD Fabian DelphStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 |
MR Marcus RashfordSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
KT Kieran TrippierStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
JS John StonesStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PJ Phil JonesStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DR Danny RoseStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Play-off for third place
- Stage
- Third place
- Date
- 2018-07-14
- Venue
- Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Belgium / EnglandBelgium
Thomas Meunier4′
Eden Hazard82′
England
No goals
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.