Belgium flew out of the blocks from the opening whistle to make a bright start to the game. They dominated possession and wasted no time to push forward.
Lukaku found Chadli unmarked down the left and released him with a defence-splitting pass as the West Brom star then scythed down the flank before laying off for Meunier to sneak in and tap home the opener.
England’s defence was stunned like a deer in the headlights. John Stones and Harry Maguire were well out of position while there was no one to track the PSG defender’s run down the right flank.
Belgium refused to rest on their laurels and continued to press high as the front three of Lukaku, De Bruyne and Hazard ran the rings around the Three Lions defence with quick and slick passes.
By the end of half-time, Belgium had already mustered six shots with one of them finding the net.
England was left chasing shadows for a good measure of that period as Belgium’s rapid start to the match clearly shackled them and were lucky to head into the break just a goal down.