Belgium dash England’s Nations League hopes in Leuven

Youri Tielemans opened the scoring for Belgium (Dirk Waem/Belga/PA)

England’s Nations League ambitions were extinguished in Belgium as the world’s top-ranked team punished Gareth Southgate’s side in Sunday’s crunch group clash.

The penultimate match of a challenging year was always going to provide the Three Lions’ toughest test – and acted as a reminder of the work required before the rearranged European Championship.