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England
v Belgium⁠

0–1

Full time

England v Belgium finished 0–1.

England
None
Belgium
Januzaj 51'
Date
Thursday 28 June 2018 · England in 2018
Kick-off
19:00 UK
Venue
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

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. 3, Thomas Vermaelen CB Off in the 74'
  • No. 20, Dedryck Boyata CB
  • No. 23, Leander Dendoncker CB Yellow card 33'
  • No. 22, Nacer Chadli RM
  • No. 17, Youri Tielemans CM Yellow card 19'
  • No. 19, Mousa Dembélé CM
  • No. 16, Thorgan Hazard LM
  • No. 21, Michy Batshuayi FW
  • No. 18, Adnan Januzaj FW Off in the 86'
  • No. 8, Marouane Fellaini FW

Substitutes

  • No. 4, Vincent Kompany On in the 74'
  • No. 14, Dries Mertens On in the 86'
  • No. 2, Toby Alderweireld (not used)
  • No. 5, Jan Vertonghen (not used)
  • No. 6, Axel Witsel (not used)
  • No. 7, Kevin De Bruyne (not used)
  • No. 9, Romelu Lukaku (not used)
  • No. 10, Eden Hazard (not used)
  • No. 11, Yannick Carrasco (not used)
  • No. 12, Simon Mignolet (not used)
  • No. 13, Koen Casteels (not used)
  • No. 15, Thomas Meunier (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1980 – 2012

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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