England were beaten twice by Belgium in the 2018 World Cup, with not much of the squad remaining from the contested third-place tie between the two sides in the tournament.
Belgium was England's enemy at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The Three Lions lost to the Red Devils 1-0 in their final group match, having already booked their place in the round of 16. The two teams met again later in the tournament in a much-criticized third-place match.
Belgium triumphed again. Thomas Meunier gave his country the lead just four minutes after converting a cross from Nacer Chadli. Chelsea icon Eden Hazard wrapped up the win late in the game with a brilliant finish.
As England and Belgium prepare to face off again at Wembley, Football mirror takes a closer look at the Three Lions' squad since that day in July 2018 and where they've ended up since then.
Jordan Pickford
Pickford remains England's first-choice goalkeeper, making only his 10th appearance for the Three Lions during this match. He now has 59 international caps to his name.
Pickford was also fresh off the back of a promising first season with Everton having signed for the Toffees last summer for a £30m move from Sunderland. He is now in the middle of his seventh season with the Merseyside outfit and will be hoping to guide them to safety again at the end of the current season.
Danny Rose
Former Tottenham full-back Danny Rose was the first of three squad members to retire as a player, and was Gareth Southgate's trusted guardian at the 2018 World Cup. He appeared in five of the Three Lions' seven matches in Russia.
After that tournament, Rose made just six further appearances for England, while his club career fizzled out. He moved to Newcastle on loan for the second half of the 2019/20 season before being allowed to join his former club Watford.
He left the Hornets after just one year as his contract was canceled by mutual agreement, while Rose subsequently featured for Tottenham's under-21 side to fulfill his wish of playing for the north London club one last time. He has not played since then.
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Harry Maguire
While Rose's career did not go the way he had planned, the same almost happened for Harry Maguire. The defender impressed at the World Cup, with Manchester United signing him for £80m just a year later.
It has been a rollercoaster for the defender at Old Trafford. He was ever-present during his first two seasons, but he never convinced Erik ten Hag.
Maguire has dropped out of the competition over the past two seasons. The Red Devils almost sold him to West Ham after agreeing a £30m deal, but the move fell through and he remains a Manchester United player to this day.
John Stones
Stones is arguably the most successful player in the England squad at present, and has enjoyed a glittering career with Manchester City. Heading to Russia, the defender was fresh off the back of winning his first ever Premier League title.
He has added four more trophies since then, as well as several domestic cups and Manchester City's first ever European crown last season. Stones is now a 70-time England international and looks likely to remain a regular part of Southgate's squad going forward.
Phil Jones
While living in Manchester, Jones was at the end of his career in Russia. To his credit, he has already enjoyed a successful career at Old Trafford after helping Sir Alex Ferguson win his last Premier League title in 2013.
His appearance against Belgium was the last match he made for England in his career. Jones remained at Old Trafford for a further five seasons, but injury limited him to just 37 appearances. The defender left in 2023 to take on a role within the club's youth system while studying for his coaching badges.
Kieran Trippier
Right-back Kieran Trippier has been on quite the ride since the 2018 World Cup. Top scorer for England's famous opener in the semi-final against Croatia, the defender spent just one season with Tottenham before moving to Spain with Atletico Madrid.
Trippier has enjoyed massive success abroad as he helped Atleti win the 2020/21 La Liga title. He spent two and a half seasons with the Spanish giants before becoming Newcastle's first signing under its new Saudi owners.
Trippier has achieved transformative success at St James' Park by helping Newcastle avoid relegation as well as securing places in the Carabao Cup and Champions League final. He continued to play a role in several England camps.
Eric Dyer
Dier was one of a large Tottenham squad in the England squad in 2018, and has been part of the Three Lions' squad since 2015. His highlight was arguably the decisive penalty kick against Colombia in the round of 16.
The versatile defender stayed with Tottenham for five seasons after the World Cup in Russia, while Southgate regularly called him up. Dyer made the decision to move on to pastures new in January.
He joined Bayern Munich on loan, while the deal is expected to become permanent at the end of the season. So far, Dier has participated in ten matches with the German giants.
Fabian Delph
A favorite of Pep Guardiola and Southgate due to his versatility, midfielder Delph enjoyed an impressive spell with Manchester City. In four seasons at the Etihad, he won two Premier League titles and an FA Cup.
He moved to Everton on a permanent basis in 2019 for a fee reported to be £10m. Delph made just 41 appearances over three seasons before leaving for nothing. He retired in September 2022 at the age of 32.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
After a season-long loan spell with Crystal Palace, Loftus-Cheek finally broke through for Chelsea after the 2018 World Cup. He made 40 appearances for the Blues throughout the following season, scoring ten goals en route to the Europa League title.
However, an Achilles injury ruined his next season, and he then suffered relegation during another loan spell with Fulham in the 2020/21 season. Loftus-Cheek never rediscovered his best form at Stamford Bridge and was sold to Milan last summer.
The midfielder is impressing for the Italian giants and already has nine goals to his name this season. Unfortunately, that wasn't good enough for an England call-up, as he last featured for the Three Lions in 2018.
Raheem Sterling
Sterling featured 82 times for England, entering the 2018 World Cup after a 23-goal season for Manchester City. Despite not finding the net in the Championship, he continued to score prolifically for City, winning four Premier League titles in the process.
He ended a highly successful seven-year spell at the Etihad Stadium in 2022 by moving to Chelsea. The move to Stamford Bridge wasn't quite as successful as he thought, with fans criticizing his poor finishing.
The 29-year-old has not featured for England since the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals. He still has ambitions of joining the squad for Euros this summer.
Harry Kane
A man who needs no introduction to England fans, the striker is now the Three Lions' all-time top goalscorer. Kane has now scored 62 goals in 89 appearances – a record enhanced by the Golden Boot he won in Russia.
Kane remained one of the best strikers in world football with Tottenham after the World Cup. Despite this, he was unable to lift the trophy in north London.
Kane left his boyhood club last summer in a £100m move to Bayern Munich as his quest for silverware continues. He has set an impressive record in Germany with 37 goals in just 35 games, but it seems unlikely that the striker will lift the Bundesliga title at the end of the season.
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