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Belgium finishes 3rd at World Cup, beats England 2-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Belgium and England both leave the World Cup happy to have reached the semifinals. Belgium may be a little happier, though.

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Belgium finishes 3rd at World Cup, beats England 2-0

The Belgians earned their highest World Cup finish by beating England 2-0 in the third-place match on Saturday. Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard scored a goal each.

"These players didn't want to rely on talent anymore, wanted to work as a team," Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said. "Their standards have been magnificent. They wanted to make the country proud, every single Red Devils fan proud.