ENGLAND WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN 2018 -- MATCH THREE VS BELGIUM

GROUP G
THURSDAY 28th JUNE 2018
ENGLAND vs BELGIUM   
[KICK OFF 7PM (BST)]
 -- Kaliningrad Stadium, Oktyabrsky Island, Russia. 

We plan to cover the England fixtures during this summers FIFA World Cup in Russia, at least we will have three games to "enjoy" and then see where we end up. Hopefully to get out of the group would be a start (mission accomplished), then it's knock out football so as long as we don't go to penalties anything is possible. 

Our final group game takes place on Thursday against Belgium, who topped their Group H to qualify for the tournament and they are ranked No.3 in the current FIFA World Rankings as we head into the final group game before the knock out stages. Have plenty of players familiar to Premier League fans Romelu Lukaku banging the goals in and the likes of Kevin De Bruyne pulling the strings in midfield to name just two this will be a tricky game but as both sides are already through not surprised if there are a few changes on both teams. 

Teams confirmed;

BELGIUM
Courtois (GK) Capt,  Dendoncker,  Boyata,  Vermaelen,  Chadli,  Fellaini,  Dembélé,  Januzaj,  Tielemans,  T Hazard,  Batshuayi

Subs -- Mignolet (Gk),  Casteels (Gk),  Alderweireld,  Kompany,  Vertonghen,  Witsel,  De Bruyne,  Lukaku,  E Hazard,  Carrasco,  Mertens,  Meunier



ENGLAND
Pickford (Gk),  Jones,  Stones,  Cahill,  Dier (Capt),  Alexander-Arnold,  Loftus-Cheek,  Delph,  Rose,  Rashford,  Vardy

Subs -- Butland (Gk),  Pope (Gk),  Walker,  Maguire,  Lingard,  Henderson,  Kane,  Sterling,  Trippier,  Welbeck,  Young,  Alli

Referee --  Damir Skomina (Slovenia).

HT Score --  0 - 0.

FT Result --  1 - 0.
[Januzaj 51']

Comment -- Eric Dier leads out a changed England side for this final group game. Belgium had made plenty of changes too and it's got the feeling of a pre-season friendly. Not many chances in the first half, one goal line scramble for England and a decent save from Pickford but aside from that and some good breaks by the likes of Alexander-Arnold and Rashford it's goalless and we will top the group if it remains that way. But this is England so we didn't win and a good finish from Adnan Januzaj scoring his first for Belgium to seal top spot for his country. England will now face Columbia in the knockout stages.