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World Cup: How Belgium and England match up in the third-place game

The buzz: This is a game neither team wanted to play but both now feel it needs to win. “These players deserve to finish on a high,” said Belgium coach Roberto Martinez, whose team won its first five games but would go home with a two-game losing streak without a win Saturday. “Obviously we’d rather be in the Sunday game,” England captain Harry Kane said. “But we’re going to try to keep the country proud. We’re going to try to go out on a high.” Kane has some personal business to attend to as well since he leads the race for the Golden Boot with six goals.