Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard both scored twice as Belgium fortified their lead above England at the highest point of World Cup Group G by smashing Tunisia with a staggering attacking display.
While Roberto Martinez’s side are not through to the last 16 yet, a win for England over Panama in Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday will see the Red Devils and Three Lions advance.
That would leave their gathering in Kaliningrad on Thursday to choose who best the gathering and it is Belgium who hold the high ground there, with their shimmering completing in the daylight at the Spartak Stadium leaving their objective contrast essentially happier.
Talking after the diversion, Martinez said he would make “real changes” for the match against England.
“If we could have seven days to prepare for that game and then another seven days before the following game then we would start with the same starting XI,” said the former Everton boss.
“The reality is that we have qualified – you are only as good as the 23 players. There will be opportunities for others. We need to check the injury doubts Lukaku (ankle), Hazard (calf) and Mertens (knock to ankle).”
Belgium assaulted from the off and required just five minutes to lead the pack, when Hazard was jumped over by Syam Ben Youssef simply inside the crate and got up to send Tunisia manager Farouk Ben Mustapha the wrong path from the spot.
Things rapidly deteriorated for Tunisia when Ali Maaloul’s overwhelming touch on the midway line permitted Dries Mertens to nip in and discharge Lukaku, who found a flawless low wrap up.
The North African side, requiring a win to reignite their own expectations of advance, gave themselves trust when Dylan Bronn got on the finish of Wahbi Khazri’s whipped free-kick only 109 seconds later.
Be that as it may, they couldn’t rival Belgium’s unfathomably prevalent capability and Lukaku gave the Red Devils breathing space yet again with a dinked complete from a Thomas Meunier sit back.
Danger included his second goal not long after the break, hustling on to an exact Toby Alderweireld pass and adjusting the guardian to flame home.
That ensured the focuses, however Belgium were not completed yet.
Substitute Michy Batshuayi, who likewise had a shot tidied up the line and hit the ban from short proximity, at long last found the goal from Youri Tielemans’ cross.
Tunisia managed a late comfort, when Khazri cleared home Hamdi Nagguez’s cross at the same time, except if Panama beat England, they will end up being the third African group to be wiped out, leaving Nigeria and Senegal to convey their mainland’s expectations.