The two sides will face-off in the third-place fixture that most will have forgotten about by Sunday after being eliminated in the semi-finals.

The teams meet for the second time at these finals, having also met at the group stage - Belgium won 1-0 with a stunning strike from Adnan Januzaj.

They both progressed to the semi-finals before their tournaments came crashing down. They now must regain composure and focus while not ruing that missed shot at playing in the biggest game in world football.

Despite the potential non-competitive edge to the match, England boss Gareth Southgate is wanting to end the tournament on a high.

He said: "Emotionally it has been a difficult few days but the players are incredible. They are a pleasure to work with. They have an energy and desire.

"We want to finish the tournament well. We have set a standard of how we work and how we play.

"We have high motivation to perform. We have a chance to win a medal at a World Cup, which only one other English team has ever done.

"There is a lot of motivation for us and Belgium have already beaten us, so we would like to address that as well."

Ahead of the third-place play-off match in St Petersburg, Belgium boss Roberto Martinez is confident his side are ready to play at their optimum despite their disappointing semi-final defeat to France.

He said: "Once the dust settles, it's very much an important fixture. You always want to push the achievements of a football nation.

"And they want to be the best Belgian team ever and are ready to perform."