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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgian star Hazard top rated player Belgium arguably played the best football at the 2018 World Cup and captain Eden Hazard finished the tournament as the highest WhoScored rated player (8.53). Hazard won the WhoScored Man of the Match award in four of his six appearances at the tournament and claimed second place in FIFA’s Gold...

2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgium’s creative star makes the cut

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2018 Word Cup Team of the Tournament: Belgium’s creative star makes the cut Continuing our run down of the World Cup team of the tournament, next up is Belgium and Manchester City sensation Kevin De Bruyne.The midfielder registered more assists (16) than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues last season, and while his output wasn’t as notable as many had...

2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Glove winner Courtois shines

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2018 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Golden Glove winner Courtois shines Belgium might look back on the 2018 World Cup as a missed opportunity but the Red Devils still achieved their best ever finish, beating England 2-0 on Saturday to secure third place.There were a number of standout performers for Roberto Martinez’s side, including Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Cou...

Player Ratings: Belgium 2-0 England - Red Devils secure third place at 2018 World Cup

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Player Ratings: Belgium 2-0 England - Red Devils secure third place at 2018 World Cup A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings from Belgium’s 2-0 win over England in the bronze match at the 2018 World Cup:Belgium - 7.15Thibaut Courtois - 7.45 - The 26-year-old turned in another flawless performance, making five saves, to ensure Belgium ended their...

Best Bet: Belgium vs England - Third place play-offs guarantee goals

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Best Bet: Belgium vs England - Third place play-offs guarantee goals It’s the game that neither side really wants to play, and it’s take two in that regard between Belgium and England for the bronze medal at the World Cup.Having missed out on a place in the final, both sets of players would probably rather rest and recuperate both physically and mentally ...

France the best-represented side in semi-final top-rated XI

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France the best-represented side in semi-final top-rated XI France and Croatia emerged victorious from the midweek semi-final matches, leaving Belgium and England to wonder what could have been. Here, we run through the top rated XI from the two games, but for the purpose of rationality, the ratings used were those taken inside 90 minutes…Hugo Lloris ...

Player Ratings: France 1-0 Belgium - Golden Ball favourite Mbappe stars again

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Player Ratings: France 1-0 Belgium - Golden Ball favourite Mbappe stars again A closer look at the performances and explanation of the player ratings from France’s 1-0 win over Belgium in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup France - 7.12Hugo Lloris - 7.39 - The France goalkeeper was equal to everything Belgium threw his way, particularly producing a stunning save to d...

The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup

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The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup The Premier League is a hotbed of talent and a number of players from across the world have taken their chance to prove their worth at the World Cup. Here, using our unique rating system, we run through the best performing Premier League players in Russia…10. Harry Maguire - England and Leice...

France vs Belgium - How will Red Devils cope without suspended Meunier?

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France vs Belgium - How will Red Devils cope without suspended Meunier? Belgium’s 2-1 win over Brazil came at a cost. The Red Devils certainly impressed in an opening half hour blitz with a Fernandinho own goal and a Kevin De Bruyne arrow sending Belgium into an unassailable 2-0 lead. Renato Augusto may have pulled one back, while a fine Thibaut Courtois stop deni...

Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI

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Maguire makes the cut in quarter-final best rated XI And then there were four. Croatia’s penalty shootout win over Russia, their second such successive triumph, set up the midweek semi-final meetings, with France up against Belgium and England facing off against Croatia with a spot in the World Cup final up for grabs.Here, we run through our bes...