Attacking the space around outside centre back Phil Jones saw our World Cup third place playoff end Belgium 2-0 England in St. Petersburg.
England
Croatia 2-1 England: Full backs beat wingbacks
The use of full backs overcame wingbacks in the World Cup Semi-Final as it ended Croatia 2-1 England in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.
England 2-0 Sweden: width beats narrow block
The Three Lions used their wide players to beat a very narrow opponent to advance to the World Cup Semi-Finals, as it ended England 2-0 Sweden in Samara.
England 1-1 Colombia: Formation switch, dirty tricks and penalty kicks
The Three Lions overcame a switch in formation, dirty foul play and penalty kicks to emerge victorious as it finished England 1-1 Colombia after extra time.
England 0-1 Belgium: lack of a number ten
The three lions lacked a number ten and were made to pay as it finished England 0-1 Belgium in the table-topping World Cup Group G decider.
England 6-1 Panama: set piece tricks beats back six
Excellent spacing at set pieces gets goals to loosen up a back six as it finished England 6-1 Panama in World Cup Group G.
England 2-1 Tunisia: beating the system switch
The Three Lions overcame their opponent’s switch of formation and defence of corners to earn a vital World Cup victory as it ended England 2-1 Tunisia.
