Thomas Meunier 8 —

Intelligently manoeuvred himself to be on the end of Chadli’s creative work to notch a goal. Potentially, Belgian fans may be pondering how much his absence truly affected the side in their loss to France.

Youri Tielemans 6 —

A tough-tackling and imperious display in Belgium’s midfield for the AS Monaco young starlet.

Axel Witsel 6 —

Key not only in distributing play but in his defensive responsibilities throughout the entirety of the match.

Nacer Chadli 7 —

Delivered an exquisite cross, matched by the run of the direct Meunier, resulting in Belgium’s opener. Undoubtedly, his reputation and price tag has increased following this World Cup, having been largely underused at West Brom last season. Hopefully his injury pull-up is not a long one.

Kevin De Bruyne 8 —

Creatively uninhibited, as he always is. If it wasn't for two poor touches by Romelu Lukaku, De Bruyne would have earned another assist or two.

Eden Hazard 8 —

Again given the captain’s armband by Roberto Martinez. His often heralded dribbling was matched by his instincts to set up his teammates in and around the 18 yard box. Finished with sheer ruthlessness as he was put through by De Bruyne.

Romelu Lukaku 5.5 —

Brilliantly played through Chadli whom crossed to Meunier for the opener. Some seriously horrid touches let himself down as he raced through one-on-one on two occasions. Will have nightmares about his two chances that might have led to matching Kane for the Golden Boot.

Subs

Thomas Vermaelen 6 —

Replaced the injured Nacer Chadli late in the first half and was solid.

Dries Mertens 6 —

Effective in linking up with the counter attacking play but, beyond a poorly taken chance from the outside of the box, was unseen up front.

Mousa Dembele 6 —

Brought on to shore up the midfield, tackling with strength.