De Bruyne desperate to end tournament with a victory

KEVIN de Bruyne says Belgium are determined to end their World Cup campaign with a win over England after being knocked out by France in the semifinal.

The City midfielder saw his dreams of glory ended on Tuesday night as the Red Devils slipped to a 1-0 defeat.

They will now play England in the third-place play-off on Saturday – a match no-one really wants to play in. But De Bruyne (pictured) says Belgium are keen to end what has been an impressive tournament - which saw them knockout Brazil – with a victory.

He said: “We’ve got just one wish now: to win a sixth match in Russia so we can go away on holiday even more at peace with ourselves.

“We did everything we could to test them, but it just wasn’t meant to be against France.

“That’s how football goes, and when you feel you’ve done all you can then you just have to accept it. “We did what we had to do. “I’m proud of the way we performed and of our World Cup.

“France maybe played a little defensively but the beauty of football is that you can choose the way you want to play. I respect that.

“We feel we’ve given our all and we need to focus on the positives.”