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Belgium
v England⁠

2–0

Full time

Belgium v England finished 2–0.

England
None
Belgium
Meunier 4', E. Hazard 82'
Date
Saturday 14 July 2018 · England in 2018
Kick-off
15:00 UK
Venue
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

Belgium Formation 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Thibaut Courtois GK
  • No. 5, Jan Vertonghen CB
  • No. 4, Vincent Kompany CB
  • No. 2, Toby Alderweireld CB
  • No. 15, Thomas Meunier RM
  • No. 17, Youri Tielemans CM Off in the 78'
  • No. 6, Axel Witsel CM Yellow card 90+3'
  • No. 22, Nacer Chadli LM Off in the 39'
  • No. 9, Romelu Lukaku FW Off in the 60'
  • No. 7, Kevin De Bruyne FW
  • No. 10, Eden Hazard FW

Substitutes

  • No. 3, Thomas Vermaelen On in the 39'
  • No. 14, Dries Mertens On in the 60'
  • No. 19, Mousa Dembélé On in the 78'
  • No. 8, Marouane Fellaini (not used)
  • No. 11, Yannick Carrasco (not used)
  • No. 12, Simon Mignolet (not used)
  • No. 13, Koen Casteels (not used)
  • No. 16, Thorgan Hazard (not used)
  • No. 18, Adnan Januzaj (not used)
  • No. 20, Dedryck Boyata (not used)
  • No. 21, Michy Batshuayi (not used)
  • No. 23, Leander Dendoncker (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1990 – 2018

Official meetings since 1921

England v Belgium stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings26In our results database
England wins16England perspective
Draws6Level at full time
Belgium wins4Belgium victories

England have scored 74 goals to Belgium's 33 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

5

Dean

5 goals against Belgium in matches we hold scorer data for.

Belgium · Fixture leader

3

Tielemans

Belgium's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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