Thomas Meunier and Nacer Chadli of Belgium celebrate after scoring their first goal 
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FIFA World Cup: Belgium beat England 2-0 to finish third

Belgium defeated England in the third-place playoff on Saturday to finish third at the FIFA World Cup.

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This is Belgium's best ever World Cup finish after having finished fourth in the 1986 edition of the tournament.

Belgium led England 1-0 after a lively opening 45 minutes in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday thanks to a fourth-minute goal from Thomas Meunier. 

In the 82nd minute goal, Kevin De Bruyne played a perfectly weighted pass to Hazard who surged into the box and found the bottom left-hand corner of the goal.

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