After all the hype around the two FIFA World Cup semi-finals, the tournament has shifted to the final stage, as Belgium and England clash against each other for the third-place playoff on Saturday, July 14, 2018. Both Belgium and England lost their respective semis against France and Croatia.

Final scorecard:

Belgium 2-0 England

The kick-off time of the match is set to be 17:00 MSK (14:00 GMT).

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With France and Croatia playing each other in the summit clash on Sunday, the English and Belgian fans will look closely on Saturday in hope to finish at the 3rd position in the most prestigious competition of the year.

Belgium lost to France 1-0 in the first semi-final while Croatia dodged over England in the second semi-final by 2-1.

Interestingly, England and Belgium have faced each other in this World Cup once in the group stage. Belgian midfielder Adnan Januzaj had netted a second-half goal to help his side to a victory over the Englishmen.

The Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg will be all set to host this game between the two wounded sides.

Team News:

As per an ESPN report, Thomas Meunier, the Belgium defender will be available for selection after being suspended for the semi-final.

There are speculations that Belgium can make some changes from their semi-final line up but striker Romelu Lukaku is likely to get a place in the XI, as he is just two goals away from Harry Kane's tally of six goals.

England's lone goal scorer in the semi-final, Kieran Trippier suffered a groin injury during the game and is likely to sit out of the match on Saturday.

Slight injuries to Jordan Handerson and Ashley Young will also be scrutinized.

All the 23 squad members of England trained on Friday and Southgate mentioned in his recent interview, "We want to make a few changes as possible".

Read: Video highlights: Croatia beat England 2-1 in FIFA 2018 semi-final to reach the finals
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