England vs Belgium: Man-for-man marking
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JOE HART
Impressive display though more decisive action may have prevented Cahill's injury.7/10
GLEN JOHNSON
Defensive weakness exposed when forced to scythe down Dries Mertens and rarely threatened. 6
GARY CAHILL
Looked solid and composed in the centre prior to his unfortunate collision with Joe Hart. 6
JOHN TERRY
Refused to be unnerved by the fact no one was booing him. Poor distribution let him down. 6
ASHLEY COLE
Could have used the ball better, and would have liked to make more impact going forward. 7
JAMES MILNER
Busy, industrious but largely uninspiring: a template for the team he is toiling in. 6
SCOTT PARKER
Hard-working but not match-sharp and it showed. Booked for a late tackle on Jan Vertonghen. 6
STEVEN GERRARD
Praised by Hodgson for his defensive work, which was justified and significant. 7
ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
It was encouraging the way he refused to let early slip inhibit him, but faded. 6
ASHLEY YOUNG
Lovely pass for Welbeck's strike, confirming his key role in England's goal threat. 7
DANNY WELBECK
His expertly taken goal was a reward for several good runs off the back of defenders. 7
Best Belgian
MAROUANE FELLAINI 8
The Evertonian was everywhere, mixing steel and silk, defending, creating and shooting.
Best off the bench
Wayne Rooney 8
Underlined what a loss he will be while Joleon Lescott (7) did well and Jermain Defoe (7) went close.
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