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Belgium finishes 3rd at World Cup, beats England 2-0

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-07-15 07:33
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England's Marcus Rashford in action with Belgium's Thomas Meunier at the 3rd place playoff match between Belgium and England of 2018 World Cup, at Saint Petersburg Stadium, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 14, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

England matched its best World Cup result — fourth in 1990 — since winning the tournament for the only time in 1966.

"Today shows there's room for improvement. We're not the finished article. We're still learning. We're still getting better," England striker Harry Kane said. "We don't want to wait another 20-odd years to get into another major semifinal."Both Belgium and England were playing for the seventh time in 26 days, but the Belgians entered the match with an extra day of rest.

Meunier's goal matched a World Cup record for Belgium by having 10 different players score in a tournament, something only done before by France in 1982 and Italy in 2006.

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.

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