England return to action at Wembley Stadium on March 26, where they look to put the defeat to Brazil at the weekend behind them.
Teenager Endrick secured a 1-0 win for the Selecao in London as the Three Lions suffered a first home defeat in 21 matches and also lost the likes of Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire to injury.
Now, they host a Belgium side who were held to a 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland last time out, Domenico Tedesco’s team unable to find a cutting edge in the absence of striker Romelu Lukaku and playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.
Southgate desperately needs to win to avoid a cloud of negativity hanging over the squad heading into June before the 2024 European Championship. He is expected to hand a few fringe players the chance to impress before that final squad is named in early June: Ivan Toney is set to lead the attack, while Kobbie Mainoo could win his first cap as a starter for the senior side after coming on as a substitute against Brazil.
The Sporting News is following England vs Belgium live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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England vs Belgium live score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| England | — | |
| Belgium | — |
Projected lineups:
England predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Pickford (GK) — Konza, Stones, Dunk, Gomez — Rice, Mainoo, Foden — Gordon, Toney, Rashford.
Belgium predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Sels (GK) — Meunier, Faes, De Winter, Castagne — Onana, Vermeeren, Tielemans — Bakayoko, Lukaku, Doku.
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England vs Belgium live updates, highlights, and commentary
5 hours before kickoff: “Fifty caps, it is a pinch-me moment, it will be an honour. On my 50th cap, to walk out at Wembley in front of my family and friends, it is a great honour, I’m a bit speechless,” Declan Rice said in the pre-match press conference.
Gareth Southgate has confirmed that @_DeclanRice will captain the #ThreeLions for the first time tomorrow night!
He’ll also win his 50th international cap 👏 pic.twitter.com/j0Qxnt5Flz
— England (@England) March 25, 2024
England vs Belgium stats and head-to-head
Most famously, these two sides faced each other in the 2018 World Cup third-place playoff in Russia.
Thomas Meunier put Belgium ahead in the first five minutes when he got on the end of Nacer Chadli’s cross past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Eden Hazard then sealed the bronze medal for Belgium with eight minutes left of the game when he got the better of Phil Jones.
| England wins | Draws | Belgium wins |
| 16 | 4 | 5 |
| Biggest victory | Biggest victory | |
| 5-0 (1952) | 2-0 (2018, 2020) |
What time does England vs Belgium kick off?
This international friendly match takes place at Wembley Stadium in London, UK and kicks off on Tuesday, March 26 at 7:45 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Tue, Mar. 26 | 3:45 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Tue, Mar. 26 | 3:45 p.m. ET |
| UK | Tue, Mar. 26 | 7:45 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Wed, Mar. 27 | 6:45 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Wed, Mar. 27 | 1:15 a.m. IST |
England vs Belgium lineups, team news
Southgate has been hit by more injury departures in recent days with Harry Kane heading back to Germany and Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire both ruled out.
That could give some of his fringe players a chance to impress with Ivan Toney and Marcus Rashford both tipped as possible starters.
England predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Pickford (GK) — Konza, Stones, Dunk, Gomez — Rice, Mainoo, Foden — Gordon, Toney, Rashford.
England subs: TBC
Belgium struggled for fluency as they were held to a stalemate by John O’Shea’s Republic of Ireland last week and talisman Kevin De Bruyne is still absent. Romelu Lukaku could come back in, if he passes a late fitness check, alongside Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku.
Belgium predicted XI (4-3-3 right to left): Sels (GK) — Meunier, Faes, De Winter, Castagne — Onana, Vermeeren, Tielemans — Bakayoko, Lukaku, Doku.
Belgium subs: TBC
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England vs Belgium live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this international friendly match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | ViX |
| Canada | — |
DAZN |
| UK | Channel 4 | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
USA: Spanish language streaming options are on ViX.
Canada: This international friendly game streams live on DAZN.
UK: Channel 4 has live broadcast access for viewers in the UK.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream this match live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
