The two sides will face-off in the third-place fixture that most will have forgotten about by Sunday after being eliminated in the semi-finals
The penultimate fixture of this year's World Cup will be played between Belgium and England to contest for the bronze medal of the tournament at the Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg.
The third-place play-off has a bad reputation for the match that nobody will remember once the tournament ends, viewed as a meaningless game between two teams who have already lost – they would no doubt rather be playing in the final itself, or not at all.
Nevertheless, it will set up to be an interesting tie between Belgium and England who crashed out at the semi-final stage to France and Croatia respectively, and a chance for the sides' fringe players to have a run out at the World Cup.
With pressure off, it has the potential to be a match that will invite more open play and more goals – something that games are often devoid of heading towards the final.
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