England Match No. 1053 - Belgium - 26 March 2024 Report (original) (raw)
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England Squad | Type | Belgium Squad | |
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| Referee (red) Sebastian Gishamer 35 (13 October 1988), Bürmoos, FIFA-listed 2018. | 19 | Goal Attempts | 7 | |
| 7 | Attempts on Target | 3 | ||
| Assistant Referees | 0 | Hit Bar/Post | 0 | |
| Roland Brandner46 (24 January 1978) | Santino Schreiner32 (29 January 1992) | 6 | Corner Kicks Won | 1 |
| Fourth officialHarald Lechner 41 (30 July 1982), Wien, FIFA-listed 2010 | 2 | Offside Calls Against | 1 | |
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13 | Fouls Conceded | 12 | |
| Manuel Schüttengruber 40 (20 July 1983), Linz, FIFA-listed 2014 Walter Altmann 39 | 63% | Possession | 37% |
<align="center"> England Team</align="center">
| Rank | FIFA (15th February 2024) 3rd EFO rankingGroup TwoELO rating 7th to 6th | Colours | The Nike 2024 away uniform - Dark Raisin shadow pinstriped crew necked jerseys with seven-coloured side panel and sesame trim, dark raisin shorts with seven-coloured side panel,dark raisin socks with seven-coloured trimmed tops. | |||||
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| Captain | Declan Rice | Manager | Gareth Southgate, 53 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November 2016. | |||||
| only, W 0 - D 1 - L 0 - F 2 - A 2. | ||||||||
| 127th known (64th post-war) captain | P 93rd of 102, W 57 - D 21 - L 15 - F 202 - A 65. | |||||||
| England Lineup |
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| five changes on the previous match | league position (14th March) | |||||||
| 1 | Pickford, Jordan L. | 3019 days | 7 March 1994 | G | Everton FC (PL 16th) | 60 | 45ᵍᵃ | |
| the 48th player to reach the 60-app milestone | ||||||||
| 2 | Konsa, Ezri N. | 26155 days | 23 October 1997 | RB/RCD | Aston Villa FC (PL 4th) | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | Stones, John, injured off 10th min. | 29303 days | 28 May 1994 | RCD | Manchester City FC (PL 3rd) | 71 | 3 | |
| 6 | Dunk, Lewis C. | 32126 days | 21 November 1991 | LCD | Brighton & Hove Albion FC (PL 8th) | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Chilwell, Benjamin J. | 2798 days | 21 December 1996 | LB | Chelsea FC (PL 11th) | 21 | 1 | |
| final app 2018-24 | ||||||||
| 21 | Mainoo, Kobbie B., off 74th min. | 18342 days | 19 April 2005 | RDM | Manchester United FC (PL 6th) | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Rice, Declan | 25 72 days | 14 January 1999 | LDM | Arsenal FC (PL TOP) | 50 | 3 | |
| the 67th player to reach 50-app ~ fifth youngest | ||||||||
| 18 | Bowen, Jarrod, off 80th min. | 2797 days | 20 December 1996 | RAM | West Ham United FC (PL 7th) | 7 | 0 | |
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Bellingham, Jude V.W. | 20271 days | 29 June 2003 | CAM | Real Madrid CF, Spain (LL TOP) | 29 | 3 | |
| 7 | Foden, Philip W. | 23303 days | 28 May 2000 | LAM | Manchester City FC (PL 3rd) | 33 | 4 | |
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Toney, Ivan B.E., off 80th min. | 28 10 days | 16 March 1996 | CF | Brentford FC (PL 15th) | 2 | 1  ¹ |
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the 109th penalty-kick scored (147) | most appearanced England player at Brentford | ||||||
| England Substitutes |
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| 12 | Gomez, Joseph D., on 10th min. (9:17) for Stones | 26308 days | 23 May 1997 | RB | Liverpool FC (PL 2nd) | 13 | 9 | 0 |
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67th min. for pulling back Jérémy Doku as he attempted to sprint away | |||||||
| scoreline: England 1 Belgium 2 | ||||||||
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Maddison, James D., on 74th min. (73:36) for Mainoo | 27124 days | 23 November 1996 | RM | Tottenham Hotspur FC (PL 5th) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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91st min. for a foul on Aster Vranckx on the halfway line | |||||||
| 11 | Gordon, Anthony M., on 80th min. (79:37) for Bowen | 2331 days | 24 February 2001 | RF | Newcastle United FC (PL 10th) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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| 9 | Watkins, Oliver G.A., on 80th min. (79:44) for Toney | 2887 days | 30 December 1995 | CF | Aston Villa FC (PL 4th) | 11 | 4 | 3 |
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| result: England 2 Belgium 2 | ||||||||
| <align="right">unused substitutes:</align="right"> | 8-Conor Gallagher, 13-Aaron Ramsdale, 14-Jordon Henderson, 15-Jarrad Branthwaite, 16-Rico Lewis, 19-Marcus Rashford, 22-James Trafford, 23-Cole Palmer. | |||||||
| <align="right">stadium notes:</align="right"> | The last time England were two-one down in a Wembley friendly was against Germany in August 2007.Ben Chilwell is the 56th England player to have played at the stadium ten times-or-more.Anthony Gordon is the 125th England player to have played at The National Stadium more than once. | |||||||
| <align="right">team notes:</align="right"> | This is England's 400th friendly match. (W 226 - D 96 - A 78 - F 886 - A 445)John Stones received a pass from Lewis Dunk, and in an attempt to play the pass on, managed to drag his foot in the turf and pulled his left adductor muscle (4:52). His attempt to run it off proved fruitless when he further stretched his leg (6:19) in retrieving a ball he passed too far of himself and immediately called to the bench for treatment (6:21). He received on-field treatment (8:24) before being replaced.For the second half of this match, the team will not be wearing names on the back of their shirts. To highlight the issues of Alzheimer's disease.Not since 2007 have England failed to win of their first two matches of the new calendar year. Then, like now, was a loss (Spain) and a draw (Israel). | |||||||
| <align="right">youth notes:</align="right"> | England and Belgium have met several times in youth level matches featuring the participating players.Jordan Pickford kept goal for the under-16 side against Belgium in February 2010. He then did the same for the under-17s thirteen months later.Phil Foden also started for the under-17 side against the Belgians in August 2016.Anthony Gordon was a substitute for the under-18s in November 2018. Then Kobbie Mainoo started in September 2022.Phil Foden started for the under-19s in September 2018. And Anthony Gordon started the fixture thirteen months later. | |||||||
| <align="right">captain notes:</align="right"> | Declan Rice is the 127th known captain of England. The thirteenth captain used under Southgate (the tenth new), and the first to come from Arsenal FC since Sol Campbell in May 2005. | |||||||
| <align="right">penalty notes:</align="right"> | Ivan Toney becomes the first player since Allan Clarke in the 1970 World Cup Finals tournament to score from the spot on his first start for his country. | |||||||
| Manager Gareth Southgate played against Belgium in the October 1999 friendly victory. He had been a squad member in the pre-World Cup Finals warm-up match in May 1998. | ||||||||
| 4-2-3-1 | Pickford - Konsa, Stones (Gomez), Dunk, Chilwell -Mainoo (Maddison), Rice - Bowen (Gordon), Bellingham, Foden -Toney (Watkins) notes: when Gomez replaced Stones, he took up Konsa's right-back position | |||||||
| <align="left">Averages (Starting XI):</align="left"> | Age | 25 years 318 days | Appearances/Goals | 25.6 | 1.2 |
<align="center">Belgium Team</align="center">
| Rank | FIFA (15th February 2024) 4th EFO rankingGroup ThreeELO rating 9th | Colours | Made by Adidas - Light blue wing-collared jerseys with white collar/side/adidas shoulder trim, brown shorts with white side trim, white socks. | ||||
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| Captain | Romelu LukakuJan Vertonghen 82:31 | Manager | Domenico Tedesco, 38(12 September 1985, in Rossano, Italy), appointed on 8 February 2023. | ||||
| fourteenth match, W 10 - D 4 - L 0 - F 28: A 8. | |||||||
| Belgium Lineup |
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| 13 | Sels, Matz W.E. | 3229 days | 26 February 1992 | G | Nottingham Forest FC, England | 8 | 5ᵍᵃ |
| 21 | Castagne, Timothy | 28112 days | 5 December 1995 | RB | Fulham FC, England | 41 | 2 |
| 2 | Debast, Zeno, off 83rd min. | 20154 days | 24 October 2003 | RCD | RSC Anderlecht | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Vertonghen, Jan B.L. | 36337 days | 24 April 1987 | LCD | RSC Anderlecht | 154 | 10 |
| 3 | Theate, Arthur N., off 71st min. | 23306 days | 25 May 2000 | LB | Stade Rennais FC, France | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | Mangala, Orel J., off 82nd min. | 258 days | 18 March 1998 | LM | Olympique Lyonnais, France, on loan from Nottingham Forest FC, England | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Onana, Amadou B.Z.G.M. | 22223 days | 16 August 2001in Dakar, Senegal | DM | Everton FC, England | 11 | 0 |
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Tielemens, Youri M., off 71st min. | 26324 days | 7 May 1997 | RM | Aston Villa FC, England | 67 | 7 |
| 11 | Trossard, Leandro, off 60th min. | 29113 days | 4 December 1995 | LF | Arsenal FC, England | 32 | 7 |
| 10 | Lukaku Bolingoli**, Romelu** M., off 83rd min. | 30318 days | 13 May 1993 | CF | AS Roma, Italy, on loan from Chelsea FC, England | 114 | 83 |
| 7 | Doku, Jérémy B. | 21304 days | 27 May 2002 | RF | Manchester City FC, England | 20 | 2 |
| Belgium Substitutes |
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| scoreline: England 1 Belgium 2 | |||||||
| 14 | Lukébakio Ngandoli**, Dod** i, on 60th min. (59:52) for Trossard | 26_184 days_ | 24 September 1997 | LF | Sevilla FC, Spain | 14 | 2 |
| 22 | Vranckx, Aster J., on 71st min. (70:21) for Tielemans | 21_144 days_ | 4 October 2002 | RM | VfL Wolfsburg, Germany | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Meunier, Thomas, on 71st min. (70:39) for Theate | 32184 days | 12 September 1991 | LB | Trabzonspor, Turkey | 64 | 8 |
| 9 | Openda, Ikoma-Loïs, on 82nd min. (81:54) for Mangala | 24_39 days_ | 16 February 2000 | LF | RB Leipzig, Germany | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | Faes, Wout Felix Lina, on 83rd min. (82:07) for Debast | 25_358 days_ | 3 April 1998 | RCD | Leicester City FC, England | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | Batshuayi-Atunga**, Michy**, on 83rd min. (82:36) for Lukaku | 30_146 days_ | 2 October 1993 | CF | Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey | 55 | 27 |
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95th min. for not stepping away from a quick Jude Bellingham free-kick | ||||||
| result: England 2 Belgium 2 | |||||||
| <align="right">unused substitutes:</align="right"> | 12-Thomas Kaminski, 16-Olivier Deman, 19-Johan Bakayoko, 20-Arthur Vermeeren, 24-Koni De Winter, 25-Arnaud Bodart. | ||||||
| <align="right"> team notes:</align="right"> | |||||||
| 4-3-3 | Sels - Castagne, Debast (Faes), Vertonghen, Theate (Meunier) -Mangala (Openda), Onana, Tielemans (Vranckx) -Trossard (Lukébakio), Lukaku (Batshuayi), Doku | ||||||
| <align="left">Averages (Starting XI):</align="left"> | Age | 27 years 38 days | Appearances/Goals | 43.7 | 9.9 |
<align="left"> Match Report by Mike Payne</align="left">
For the 200th match report I have written for this wonderful website, I wanted a good game to celebrate, and by and large I did get my wish. Seeing a very proud Declan Rice lead out the England team on his first game as captain of the side lifted the spirits on a dreadfully wet night at Wembley. Both teams then went on to serve up an entertaining international, with some great play, and some downright awful play offered in equal measures. **Thankfully, the conclusion of the match gave us some pure class on show.**England came so close to taking a first minute lead as Jarrod Bowen, lively throughout, sprinted down the right before sending a cross in to the marauding Ivan Toney. His attempt at a volleyed finish was actually stopped by his own flailing hand, otherwise it would have been a dream start, not only for England but for the recalled Toney. After that though, England struggled for the next period of the match. On six minutes they twice gave away possession cheaply, John Stones and Ben Chilwell the guilty parties. Luckily other English players came to the rescue by winning the ball back. A minute later superb control from Bowen again, won England a corner. That was cleared and the next incident saw Stones go off with an injury, a big blow for the home side. With Joe Gomez replacing him at the back, England suddenly found themselves a goal down thanks to a ludicrous bit of play by Jordon Pickford. The goalkeeper seems to have adopted a position in the back four just lately, and he picked up the ball far out on the left of his penalty area. Now, when I was at school I was told never to pass the ball across your area, but Pickford ignored this basic advice by passing the ball directly to Amadou Ogana in the centre. The Belgian's pass then set up Youri Tielemans who cleverly made Pickford look a complete, I'm tempted to use the word 'idiot' but I will use novice! What an awful goal to give away! Credit to Tielemans though as he took his shot perfectly. I've always loved the way that Pickford blames everyone else when England concede a goal, but this time there was no other person to blame but himself. At the risk of being too critical, is Ben Chilwell a former member of 'One Direction'? I ask because he only ever seems to want to play the ball backwards. Luckily for England, things improved after 15 minutes of play. Kobbie Mainoo and Jude Bellingham combined well to send Toney into the box. The striker cleverly got across his man and went down under a challenge. Penalty given! A VAR check was completed and Toney composed himself for the kick and tucked the ball away with aplomb. The rain was now lashing down, but the happiest player on the pitch after England's equaliser was goalkeeper Pickford. And all credit to England's Number One in the 20th minute as Tielemans set up Jeremy Doku for a low shot which Pickford pushed away to safety. (I love our keeper really, he's a former Preston North Ender!) On 26 minutes, England almost snatch the lead as Bowen set up Bellingham only for Zeno Debast to get a touch which took the ball over the bar. From the deep corner Lewis Dunk headed back across goal for Bowen to nod the ball in to the net. Our celebrations were cut short by another VAR check which gave offside. Although it was a correct decision, you had to feel sorry for Bowen who thought he had his first England goal. In the next five minutes Bowen hit a good shot just over and then Bellingham had the miss of the match when he shot over when it looked impossible to miss. That heralded a breakaway by Belgium on 36 minutes. A superb crossfield pass from deep in his own half from Tielemans seemed easy for Dunk to win the ball with Romelu Lukaku lurking. For some inexplicable reason, Dunk lost possession by going to ground and Lukaku had a clear sight of goal. The Belgian forward then came up with a fabulous pass with the outside of his boot to find Tielemans following up and planting a diving header past Pickford. 
With three minutes of added time before the break England hit back with goal attempts from Bellingham and Bowen who both forced saves from Mats Sels in the Belgian goal. That preserved the visitor's lead at half-time. Early in the second-half England broke away through the impressive Mainoo and that move ended with a corner and a shot wide by Chilwell. Belgium began the half in an assured mood, but just gradually it was England who slowly gained more control. Rice was working his socks off as always, and Phil Foden was coming more and more into the picture. One break from him led to a fierce shot by Toney that brought another save from Sels. On 54 minutes a neat chip by Gomez found the head of Bellingham, but his weak header missed the target. Doku was the Belgian danger man and his breaks caused England some discomfort without creating anything too drastic. Bellingham did not have as good a game as usual at times, but he is a battler and worked hard to create something as England tried hard for an elusive goal. There was plenty of end to end play as the half progressed with both sides forcing goalkeeper saves. As time was running out England needed a slice of luck, or maybe just a little piece of magic. Gareth Southgate sent on James Maddison as a substitute for Mainoo to try something new. With ten minutes left Bowen's brilliant run set up a chance for Foden but his cross-shot flew inches wide of the far post. With that, Gareth Southgate took off England's best player, Bowen, along with Toney, and brought on Anthony Gordon and Ollie Watkins. As the last minutes ticked away England had a couple more near misses but the final touches were just not there. Just as you thought the game was over England found that long overdue goal. Watkins and Maddison battled for the ball on the goalline with a defender, and Maddison gained possession to square a pass into the path of Bellingham, who calmly side-footed a shot past the goalkeeper, much to the delight of the home crowd and the despair of the Belgian contingent. It was a touch of class from Bellingham, and his after match chat showed what a lovely lad he is, speaking so much sense about the game as a whole. England did deserve their draw and to gain their reward at the end of an enthralling contest left them looking forward to the future challenges.
PHEW, is my last word on the match!
Source Notes
| TheFA.com BBC SportBelgium FA | | UEFA.comMike Payne - football historian and contributor | | ----------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------- |
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