Belgium manager Roberto Martinez says his players were meriting their notable third-put complete at the 2018 World Cup following Saturday's 2-0 triumph over England.

A fourth-minute objective from Thomas Meunier and a 82nd moment Eden Hazard strike earned Belgium their best-ever complete at a World Cup, enhancing their past best execution of a fourth-put complete in 1986.

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

"What we have found in this World Cup is that the players did not have any desire to depend on ability any longer, they needed to depend on functioning as a group, turning into a gathering of players that would successfully accomplish comes about."

Belgium had just three days to recoup from an overwhelming elimination round misfortune to neighbors France which finished their fantasy of winning the country's first-historically speaking World Cup.

Be that as it may, the outcome against England left safeguard Vincent Kompany radiating proudly.

"I'm greatly pleased with this third place. We have endured three days, on the grounds that the thrashing against France was troublesome," Kompany said of his side, will's identity celebrated on Sunday evening in Brussels.

"We indicated today that we extremely needed to go for that third place. I couldn't be more glad. It's the first run through in Belgian football history we turn out to be third. This is useful for Belgium. As a youthful child, I admired the execution of Belgium on the World Cup in 1986 in Mexico.

"This age went above and beyond. We were near the last. In the event that we had achieved the last, we would've won I think. Be that as it may, this is likewise excellent. It's a present for our fans: six wins out of seven matches. Caps off to everybody."