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Belgium all but booked their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a thumping 5-2 win over Tunisia in Moscow.
Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard grabbed two goals each, with Michy Batshuayi adding a fifth in injury time.
Tunisia got onto the score sheet thanks to Dylan Bronn and Wahbi Khazri’s effort but the north Africans were ultimately outclassed and outplayed by their European opponents.
So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery below for our player ratings.
Show all 22 1 /22World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Thibaut Courtois - 7/10 Dealt well with some long-range efforts from Khazri, but not his most testing game of this World Cup
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Toby Alderweireld - 6/10 Another experienced head with quality, but there were some gaps in the Belgium back three that could be exploited
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Dedryck Boyata - 6/10 Only playing his 7th game for Belgium and looks to be a weakness in their defence. Could be exploited against England
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Jan Vertonghen - 6/10 An experienced figure in the back three, would’ve been disappointed to concede from a free kick, but covered well for Boyata when called upon
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Thomas Meunier - 7/10 Impressive going forward and picked up an assist for Lukaku, could be targeted defensively against stronger opposition
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Kevin De Bruyne - 8/10 A constant threat to Tunisia, looked better the further he advanced up the field, combined well with Lukaku
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Axel Witsel - 7/10 Had a solid game, but faced little opposition against a poor Tunisia. Will face tougher tests
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco - 7/10 Another danger for the Belgians. Carrasco has bags of pace and skill. Showed glimmers of his quality but has more to come
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Dries Mertens - 7/10 His pace was a danger against Tunisia and kept his width to create space for Lukaku and De Bruyne in the centre of the pitch
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Eden Hazard - 8/10 Linked well with Lukaku and his pace caused Tunisia’s defence problems throughout. Kept his head despite being the victim of several fouls
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Romelu Lukaku - 9/10 One of the most potent strikers at this World Cup, four goals in two games, and a real spearhead to the attack
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Farouk Ben Mustapha - 6/10 Could do little for the Belgium goals with a leaky defence in front of him, but was easily rounded by Hazard for Belgium’s fourth
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Dylan Bronn - 6/10 Put Tunisia back into the game with his 18th minute header, but just three minutes later he was off the pitch on a stretcher with a knee injury.
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Syam Ben Youssef - 5/10 Struggled against Lukaku and gave away early penalty, went off in the first half on a stretcher and will face a race to be fit for the last group game
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Yassin Meriah - 5/10 Struggled against Lukaku and looked unsure of his position against the physicality and pace of the Belgium attack
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Ali Maaloul - 4/10 Had an absolute nightmare of a first-half performance and was partly at fault for two of Belgium’s three goals early goals
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Ferjani Sassi - 6/10 One of those to provide some threat to Belgium’s attack, looked comfortable in possession but taken off early in the second half
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Ellyes Skhiri - 5/10 When given time and space was keen to run with the ball, but struggled against a star-studded Belgium midfield
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Saif-Eddine Khaoui - 5/10 Had a couple of speculative efforts from range, but struggled against the Belgians and showed his lack of quality
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Fakhreddine Ben Youssef - 5/10 Had a decent effort from range but struggled to make an impact on the game against a strong Belgium
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Wahbi Khazri - 7/10 The captain and star of Tunisia and threatened with a couple of long range efforts. Disappeared as the game went away from Tunisia
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World Cup: Belgium vs Tunisia player ratings Anice Badri - 6/10 Fairly isolated against the Belgium defence and had little clear chances, but grew into the game particularly in the second half
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