Belgium sealed their best-ever finish at a World Cup this afternoon courtesy of a 2-0 victory over England in the third-place playoff in Saint Petersburg.
The Red Devils took the lead after only four minutes when the returning Thomas Meunier finished off a flowing counter-attack, becoming Belgium's 10th different goalscorer of the tournament.
It took until the 82nd minute for them to wrap up the win, though, as Eden Hazard doubled their advantage to condemn England to fourth place.
Find out how all of the action unfolded courtesy of Sports Mole's minute-by-minute coverage below.
Both teams could make a little slice of history with victory so, while this is a match renowned for being one no-one wants to play in, there is still plenty to fight for between these two sides. It is very hard to pick yourself up after a semi-final defeat in the World Cup, though, so it remains to be seen what type of game we will get tonight.
First things first, let's check out the team news!
Southgate promised that he wouldn't make wholesale changes, and he has stuck to his word with five despite being less than three days removed from a gruelling semi-final defeat.
Surprisingly, though, the most likely player to miss out - Kieran Trippier - is indeed included in the starting lineup. Trippier was helped off the pitch to leave England with 10 men after damaging his groin in the latter stages of extra time against Croatia, but he has sufficiently recovered to start again this afternoon, despite Southgate admitting that he would be "surprised" if the Tottenham man was available.
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Kane, meanwhile, has his sights set on the Golden Boot as he looks to emulate Gary Lineker as the only previous Englishman to win the award. Kane is currently on six goals - the same number Lineker got in 1986 - so one goal for him today would make him the highest-scoring Englishman at a single World Cup ever.
The Tottenham striker's threat has lessened since the group stages, though, and his only shot on target from his last three World Cup outings came with his penalty against Colombia in the last 16. Kane was ineffective against Croatia too and it is something of a surprise to see him start today as it looked as though he was exhausted during the semi-final.
Replacing that quintet in the team are Phil Jones, Eric Dier, Fabian Delph, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Danny Rose, all of whom will be desperate to take their chance in the first team and play another big role in this memorable World Cup campaign.
Indeed, there are only two changes from the team which started the semi-final against France on Tuesday night, and one of those sees Thomas Meunier return from suspension to fill in at wing-back, which should in turn see Belgium revert to three at the back.
Lukaku is actually Kane's most realistic challenger for the Golden Boot so may have one eye on that today, currently trailing his Premier League rival by two goals. Lukaku does have an assist to his name, though, which means that if he ends level on goals with Kane then he would get the Golden Boot.
The Manchester United striker has scored 23 goals in his 23 appearances for Belgium under Roberto Martinez, but has also failed to score in his last three. He has never gone four games without a goal for Belgium under Martinez.
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One player who may feel aggrieved at not starting his Adnan Januzaj, who scored the only goal of the game when these two sides met in the group stages.
History beckons for Martinez and his players if they come out on top this afternoon as they would officially be the most successful Belgian team in World Cup history, with their previous best finish being fourth place at the 1986 World Cup, where they lost 4-2 to France in the third-place playoff.
Belgium have arguably been the standout team of the entire tournament, scoring the most goals (14) and boasting the most different goalscorers (nine), but it may still go down as an underachievement even if they win this match considering the quality of the players they have at their disposal.
However, the likes of Hazard, De Bruyne and Lukaku and either in or approaching what is traditionally the prime years for players like that, while a number of the squad are also the wrong side of 30, so it could well be the case that they are not as much of a force by the time the Qatar World Cup rolls around. This may well have been their best chance.
There was a major scare in the last 16 when Belgium were forced to come from two goals down to win 3-2 with the final kick of the match, but the quarter-finals saw them produce their best display of the tournament in a 2-0 win over Brazil.
That was to be as good as it got, though, with France battling to a 1-0 win in the semi-finals courtesy of Samuel Umtiti's goal.
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There are problems at the other end, though, particularly in World Cup knockout games where Belgium have not kept a clean sheet in 14 games. That is an all-time record for the tournament, with no other team having played more than seven knockout games without keeping a clean sheet.
Kane must be licking his lips!
Indeed, Martinez has only lost two of his 26 matches at the helm - his first game in charge against Spain and the most recent one against France, the latter of which ended a 24-game unbeaten streak across all competitions which included 19 wins and lasted almost two years.
The Red Devils came into this tournament as the third-ranked team in the world according to FIFA, so finishing any lower than third may be considered something of an upset, although they have already fared better than the two teams who were above them in those rankings.
Another semi-final defeat - their fourth in a row at major championships - was of course very hard to take, but once there is the time to reflect on this tournament it will be regarded as one of England's most memorable ever. Reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 1990 was wholly unexpected, and even defeat today would not dampen the newfound feeling of pride the nation has in this young team.
England's only previous World Cup third-place playoff came in 1990 when they lost to hosts Italy, so the class of 2018 now has the chance to go one better than even that 1990 team which is still so revered.
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The Three Lions have scored more goals at this tournament than they have at any previous World Cup, with their tally of 12 eclipsing even 1966, they have had more different goalscorers (6) than at any previous World Cup and they have also recorded their biggest ever World Cup victory - the 6-1 drubbing of Panama.
One more win today would also see them win four matches at a single World Cup for only the second time - no prizes for guessing that the first was in 1966.
England had failed to win any of their previous three World Cup penalty shootouts, but came out on top against the South Americans to reach the quarter-finals, where they eased past Sweden to make it into the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years.
England were by far the better team in the first half and could have almost put the game to bed had Kane and Lingard taken chances to add to Trippier's early opener. Croatia avoided any further damage, though, and fought their way back into the match before eventually winning in extra time. It is hard to argue that England deserved to win over the course of the 120 minutes, but had they made more of their spell on top in the first half then things could have been very different.
It could have been all songs in the street, it was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet...
Indeed, England had 15 shots on target during those first two games, but they have managed only eight in their four World Cup outings since, registering exactly two in every match.
Perhaps the more telling statistic is that the last six of those defeats have all come at major tournaments. Getting to the tournaments is not a problem for England, but performing there is - although this current crop have certainly made good progress on that front.
This is always going to be a difficult one to call. A lot will depend on the motivation of both sides to win the game, and whether they have fully recovered from the disappointment of losing a World Cup semi-final. Belgium have had an extra day to recover, though, so that could prove crucial.
SPORTS MOLE SAYS: Belgium 2-1 England
Belgium won the group game between these two sides courtesy of Adnan Januzaj's strike, although both managers made a number of changes to their teams.
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Belgium's only previous victory in that time came 82 years ago, so it was an historic triumph for the Red Devils, even if it did prove to give them a more difficult route through the tournament.
The record from the past three World Cup meetings is perfectly matched at one win apiece and a draw, the latter result of which was a thrilling 4-4 contest in 1954. England's win, meanwhile, came in 1990 when David Platt scored a last-gasp extra-time winner with the only goal of the game.
BELGIUM STARTING XI: Courtois; Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld; Meunier, Tielemans, Witsel, Chadli; De Bruyne, Lukaku, E Hazard
ENGLAND STARTING XI: Pickford; Jones, Maguire, Stones; Trippier, Dier, Delph, Loftus-Cheek, Rose; Kane, Sterling
England's starting line-up versus Belgium has an average age of 25 years and 174 days, their youngest starting XI in World Cup history. #BELENG #WorldCup
— Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) July 14, 2018
It is all too easy for Belgium, with the ball flicked inside to Lukaku, who lays a perfectly-weighted pass into the path of Chadli. Chadli's cross into the middle is a good one, and Meunier gets the wrong side of Rose to convert from close range!
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GOAL! Meunier gets on the end of Chadli's cross to give Belgium the lead! pic.twitter.com/GA4wlBXdc5
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It is a deserved lead for the Red Devils too, with England struggling to get going and struggling to get any sort of momentum going - which is perhaps understandable considering they are less than three days removed from their energy-sapping semi-final defeat.
Hazard, Lukaku and Chadli were all involved in the buildup, with the latter playing a low ball into the box which Meunier stroked home from close range after getting the wrong side of Danny Rose.
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England have also had a couple of sights of goal themselves, but the only clear chance they have created fell to Kane, only for the Golden Boot leader to drag his shot wide of the target when he should have done better.
1 - England have only won one of the previous 21 World Cup games in which they've conceded the first goal (D5 L15) - the 1966 final against Germany (4-2). Uphill. #BELENG #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/S9m6JQuElu
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De Bruyne plays the ball through for Hazard, who darts across Jones before stroking his finish in at the near post. Good finish from Hazard, and that is surely game over now.
Huge credit must also go to Belgium, who have recorded their best-ever finish to a World Cup by coming third, surpassing the achievements of the 1986 team. Goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard earned them a 2-0 win over England today, giving them a slice of consolation after missing out on the final earlier this week.
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Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for today's World Cup third-place playoff as Belgium beat England to the bronze medal and record their best-ever World Cup finish in the process. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction too.
We also have the small matter of the World Cup final tomorrow, and you can follow all of the buildup and the game itself live with us, so make sure to check back in for that!
From me, though, it is goodbye for now!
