World Cup 2018: 3 reasons why England lost to Belgium

Belgium v England: 3rd Place Playoff - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
England finish their World Cup journey as the fourth best team

#1 England did not take their chances

Belgium v England: 3rd Place Playoff - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
Maguire should have done better with the service he was provided from the corner

Well, England did prove that they can create good chances against a strong opposition. But they're yet to prove that they can finish them off. Harry Kane scuffed a glorious opportunity in the first half after Sterling laid it off to him at the edge of the area.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek headed a cross from Tripper straight into the hands of Thibaut Courtois. Maguire missed two free headers from corners. But England's best chance came in the 70th minute when Eric Dier played a lovely give and go with Rashford and then dinked the ball over a brave Courtois only to see it cleared off the line by Toby Alderweireld.

Had England taken their chances, they could have pegged Belgium back onto the backfoot and made them feel the pressure. However, they failed to do that and ended up finishing 4th in the 2018 World Cup. Still a commendable achievement, lads.

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