ROBERTO MARTINEZ - BELGIUM DESERVED HISTORIC WORLD CUP FINISH

Belgium supervisor Roberto Martinez says his players were justifying their prominent third-put finish at the 2018 World Cup following Saturday's 2-0 triumph over England.

A fourth-minute target from Thomas Meunier and a 82nd minute Eden Hazard strike earned Belgium their best-ever total at a World Cup, upgrading their past best execution of a fourth-place finish in 1986.

"It's about that achievement. I think these players justify that," said Martinez after the match.

"What we have found in this World Cup is that the players did not want to rely upon capacity any more, they expected to rely upon working as a gathering, transforming into a social event of players that would effectively achieve happens."

Belgium had only three days to recover from a staggering disposal round adversity to neighbors France which completed their dream of winning the nation's first-verifiably World Cup.

In any case, the result against England left protect Vincent Kompany transmitting gladly.

"I'm significantly satisfied with this third place. We have persevered through three days, in light of the fact that the whipping against France was troublesome," Kompany said of his side, will's character celebrated on Sunday evening in Brussels.

"We showed today that we to a great degree expected to go for that third place. I couldn't be more happy. It's the main go through in Belgian football history we end up being third. This is helpful for Belgium. As an energetic tyke, I respected the execution of Belgium on the World Cup in 1986 in Mexico.

"This age went well beyond. We were close to the last. If we had accomplished the last, we would've won I think. In any case, this is moreover fantastic. It's a present for our fans: six wins out of seven matches. Tops off to everyone."