World Cup 2018: Hits and flops from the game - Belgium 2-0 England

Belgium finished their memorable campaign on a high
Belgium finished their memorable campaign on a high

#4 Worst - Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)

Lukaku struggled to find his rhythm against England
Lukaku struggled to find his rhythm against England

The third place playoff between the two sides was earmarked to be the race for the Golden boot between Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane to a certain extent, and both strikers flattered to deceive in front of goal.

Kane was pretty much an isolated figure for prolonged periods while Lukaku squandered a number of glorious opportunities to add to his goal tally for the tournament.

The Manchester United striker was played through on goal not once but twice by Kevin De Bruyne and in similar fashion too but Lukaku's touch was too heavy on both occasions, allowing Jordan Pickford to come off his line and collect the ball comfortably.

Apart from playing an exquisite ball down the left to release Nacer Chadli in the build-up to Belgium's opening goal, Lukaku did not make any significant contribution before he was replaced right on the hour mark by Dries Mertens.

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