It had been viewed as the game no-one wanted to win but Adnan Januzaj's fine finish early in the second half gave Belgium a 1-0 victory over England to secure top spot in Group G as both sides made wholesale changes to their lineups.
The result means Belgium, who won all three of their group games to finish on nine points, will face Japan in the last 16 while England, who finished second with six points, take on Colombia.
Gareth Southgate's England side can take some consolation from the defeat given that it offers a potential quarter-final against Sweden or Switzerland rather than Brazil or Mexico, who could await Belgium.
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P.S. Suggestion that England perhaps wanted to finish in 2nd spot of their group so as to potentially avoid Brazil? If I was their coach, I'd be thinking the same...
