England’s World is shattered

during a long tournament here in the sub continent.

“However, Belgium were the better side today and we will keep perspective.

“Our roles now are to regroup and prepare for the bronze medal match, it is a great opportunity to continue our progression.”

Co-captain Phil Roper said, “We didn’t really put our game out there.

“The Belgians played a really good game and we want to be more competitive than that.

“For us, you can’t go into a World Cup semifinal and not put your game out there and stick to the plan.

“We have to move on quickly now.”

Defending champions Australia lost to Holland 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in yesterday’s other semi-final.