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World Cup 2018 - LIVE: Today's fixture schedule, news and updates with Belgium vs Tunisia kicking-off action

Follow all the action from day 10 of the World Cup

Nathan Jacobs
Saturday 23 June 2018 12:15 BST
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World Cup 2018: Simon Calder tours the Russian city of Kaliningrad, where England play their final group match

The 2018 World Cup is in full as day 10 of the game’s biggest competition gets under way in Russia.

Switzerland brought yesterday’s action to a close, beating Serbia 2-1 after initially falling behind. Today sees Belgium kick off proceedings against Tunisia before attention turns to South Korea vs Mexico. Current champions Germany close the curtain at 7pm when they take on Sweden.

We’ll also have all the latest from Repino where Gareth Southgate’s England are putting in their final preparations ahead of their Group G opener against Tunisia in Volgograd on Monday.

Follow all latest news, views, pictures and video direct from Russia throughout the day as we pick up the pace at the biggest football tournament in the world:

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Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of another busy day of World Cup action.

Stick with us for all the latest news as well as coverage of all three of today's matches.

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Samuel Lovett23 June 2018 10:46
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We're now into Day 10 of the 2018 World Cup and it's a big one. 

We'll bring you all the live coverage of all today's games here at the Independent including whether current World Champions Germany will be staring elimination in the face when they take on Sweden. 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 11:02
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But, the first game of the day is actually from England's Group G where Belgium and Tunisia will do battle in Moscow at 13:00. 

Will the Red Devils build on their opening match victory against Panama? 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 11:18
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They certainly seem excited on their twitter feed. 

How well do you think they'll perform against this stubborn Tunisia team who took England all the way, forcing a last minute winner from Harry Kane? 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 11:21
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Some horrible news earlier this morning as we learnt about Jose Enrique and the rare brain tumour that was found. 

He posted this on instagram today: 

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Kick off in Moscow is less than an hour away. 

Team news is in: 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 12:03
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Romelu Lukaku starts upfront for Belgium once again after scoring twice against Panama in the first game. 

If you didn't read it a few days ago, take a look at his story growing up: 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 12:22
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Watching the build up to this game? Want something else to occupy yourself with? 

Try this website which looks through all the players at this year's World Cup and analyses who you resemble most!

Send your results in the comments! 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 12:33
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Okay, so it might not be Belgium or Tunisia related but it tickled me anyway so I'll share it with you. 

Sorry, Cris. 

Nathan Jacobs23 June 2018 12:42

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