England vs Belgium Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: England 0-0 Belgium

| Updated: Jun 29, 2018, 00:20 IST

Highlights

  1. England coach Southgate made eight changes to the side that beat Panama 6-1
  2. Belgium manager Martinez made nine changes to the side who defeated Tunisia
  3. Group G winner to face Japan while runner-up to face Colombia in round of 16
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It's a goalless stalemate at the half-time break for England and Belgium

42' The ball drops to Loftus-Cheek on the edge of the Belgian box. He has the chance to shoot, but hesitates, takes a heavy touch

FIVE MINUTES LEFT INTO THE FIRST HALF

40'
Chadli sends a fine curling cross for Hazard and once again he quickly unleashes a thumping volley but sends it wide of the goal

38' Hazard gets the ball on the edge of the box, but his first-time shot is too bad as it sails well wide of its desired target

34' Alexander-Arnold takes the free-kick and he comes out with a a low curling shot towards the near post, but it's poorly hit and England have to settle for a corner

33' YELLOW CARD! Belgium's Dendoncker gets the yellow after he brings down Rose just outside the box on the left wing

As things stand, England are winning this group because of their superior disciplinary record. England currently have two bookings in comparison to Belgium's five

27' Good block by Alexander-Arnold as the resulting set-piece is fired into the box and falls to Fellaini, who quickly shoots but has his low effort blocked by Alexander-Arnold at the near post

25' After a decent start from both teams, the pace of the game has been somewhat slowed down despite England having a decent hold on the proceedings

20' FREE-KICK Alexander-Arnold takes it but Belgium deal with it easily with a fine clearing header by Chadli

19' YELLOW CARD! First booking of the match goes to Belgium's Tielemans for a rough tackle on Rose

In the event of a draw, both side's Fair Play record will take effect to split the sides - England currently have two bookings, while Belgium four

15' Vardy rolls a pass down the right wing to Rashford on the edge of the area but Courtois comes out to tackle the situation

14' Alexander-Arnold, who is in the thick of the action, hooks a bouncing ball into the box and Vardy’s header flashes wide left of goal

10' GOAL-LINE SAVE! A chipped cross causes all sorts of problems as the ball somehow comes free and falls to Batshuayi, who directs it towards goal but is denied by a great effort from Cahill

6' GREAT SAVE! Tielemans unleashes a thumping 30-yard shot which is well-saved by English goalkeeper Pickford

2' Real scare for the Belgium early on as Vardy looks for Rashford in the middle, but his low cross is kicked away by goalie Courtois

England get the match underway

Here we go folks!...KICK-OFF TIME

*Time for National Anthems*

England will be playing in their first-choice white shirts while Belgium are to be decked out in their equally pretty reds.

Starting line-ups

England: Jordan Pickford; Phil Jones, Gary Cahill, John Stones; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eric Dier (capt) Fabian Delph, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Danny Rose; Jamie Vardy, Marcus Rashford

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois (capt); Thomas Vermaelen, Dedryck Boyata, Leander Dendoncker; Nacer Chadli, Mousa Dembele, Yori Tielemans, Adrian Januzaj; Marouanne Fellaini, Thorgan Hazard; Michy Batshuayi

TEAM NEWS

England coach Gareth Southgate made eight changes to the side that beat Panama 6-1 for the World Cup Group G top-spot decider against Belgium on Thursday with captain Harry Kane one of those missing out.

Jamie Vardy and Marcus Rashford start up front, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, John Stones and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford the players to retain their places in the starting side. Liverpool full back Trent Alexander-Arnold comes in for his second cap.

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez made nine changes to the side who defeated Tunisia.

As expected, Romelu Lukaku misses out with an ankle injury and Michy Batshuayi leads the line. Marouane Fellaini comes into midfield and Thorgan Hazard, Eden's brother, also starts.

Only goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Dedryck Boyata keep their spots in the team. Both teams have qualified for the last 16 and the match will decide who tops the group.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Group G match between England and Belgium at the Kaliningrad stadium. The match starts at 11:30 IST.

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