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sandensea

(21,460 posts)
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 01:34 PM Jul 2018

Belgium beats England 2-0 to finish third place in the World Cup

Belgium earned its highest World Cup finish on Saturday by beating England 2-0 in the third-place match.

Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard scored a goal each for the Belgians, who lost to France in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Both teams were playing for the seventh time in 26 days, but Belgium entered the match with an extra day of rest.

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.

Toby Alderweireld denied England’s best chance of the game, sliding on the goal line to clear a shot from Eric Dier.

England, which lost to Croatia in the semifinals on Wednesday, matched its best World Cup result — fourth in 1990 — since winning the tournament for the only time in 1966.

At: http://time.com/5338840/world-cup-england-belgium/

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Belgium beats England 2-0 to finish third place in the World Cup (Original Post) sandensea Jul 2018 OP
Poor England. But at least they beat down the Twitler 1-0. MaryMagdaline Jul 2018 #1
They certainly did. sandensea Jul 2018 #2
No one is! MaryMagdaline Jul 2018 #3
As an Englishman... bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #4
Absolutely. sandensea Jul 2018 #5
France vs Croatia bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #6
So am I. sandensea Jul 2018 #7
Croats bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #8
The Ustase were indeed a Nazi's Nazi sandensea Jul 2018 #9
We're on the same page bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #10

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
4. As an Englishman...
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 10:04 PM
Jul 2018

Obviously I'm disappointed....

But to have reached the final four was brilliant.

Proud of the lads. Southgate did well...

I'm sure he'll go back and look at what happened.

Well done lads.


sandensea

(21,460 posts)
7. So am I.
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 10:14 PM
Jul 2018

Frankly, I don't feel strongly about either one; but as I am of part French descent on my mother's side (La Passade), I suppose France it is.

And good on Croatia for knocking Russia out of the World Cup. I guess you can buy the hosting rights; but not the big prize itself.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
8. Croats
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 10:17 PM
Jul 2018

Didn't exactly distinguish themselves during the war...

I know I shouldn't hold that out but as an Englishman sometimes I find it difficult....

sandensea

(21,460 posts)
9. The Ustase were indeed a Nazi's Nazi
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 10:22 PM
Jul 2018

At least as brutal, and far more murderous proportionally to its population, than even Hitler.

Not surprisingly, Prescott Bush and the Dulles brothers brought in a number of Ustase figures to help staff the CIA in its early days.

One of their children, Mira Radielovic Ricardel, later served as Rumsfeld's chief policy adviser, and is now reportedly Cheeto's eyes and ears in the Pentagon (Cheeto, as you know, doesn't trust Gen. Mattis).

Crazy times, these.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
10. We're on the same page
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 10:26 PM
Jul 2018

But then I should put aside my prejudices in the name of football.

Looking forward to tomorrow's match

Hope France wins....

Hope French Man. Utd. Players suck...

YNWA

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