How England drew 2-2 with Belgium thanks to Jude Bellingham's last-second goal in friendly

England and Belgium already know that they will be playing at Euro 2024 this summer, as do 27 other nations.

But the final three spots have not yet been decided — and that's tonight's job.

There are three one-legged matches being played over the course of this afternoon and evening. The winners of these games will play in Germany in the summer.

• Wales vs Poland – 7:45pm GMT/3:45pm ET
• Ukraine vs Iceland – 7:45pm GMT/3:45pm ET
• Georgia vs Greece – 5pm GMT/1pm ET

Something a little different that you might notice tonight - the England men’s team will play without names on the back of their shirts during the second half of the friendly against Belgium as part of their partnership with Alzheimer’s Society.

This change from the first half to the second half of the game is designed to draw attention to memory loss, the most commonly associated symptom of dementia, which is caused by Alzheimer’s.

A worthy and important cause.

If the critique of Gareth Southgate is that, historically at least, he has been too conservative against better opposition, then that did not apply against Brazil.

Even without Kane, England played through Brazil’s pressure, camping in their half, and pressed aggressively. England matched Brazil for shots (14) and slightly edged possession. Yet it was Brazil, not England, who were devastating in transition at Wembley.

It brought England their first defeat since France knocked them out of the 2022 World Cup; the first defeat at Wembley since 2020. The biggest concern for Southgate was not that England lost, but how they lost.

They will want to tighten up against Belgium tonight.

A couple of hours earlier on Saturday, Belgium could not get past Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

The two teams played out a goalless draw and it was actually the hosts who probably should have won the match.

Brighton's Evan Ferguson saw his penalty saved by Nottingham Forest's Matz Sels in the 28th minute.

There wasn't much else to write home about in that one!

England suffered their first defeat at Wembley in 22 games three days ago.

Brazil substitute Endrick, 17, scored the first goal of his international career to stun Southgate and his players.

We'll be bringing you analysis from that match shortly - but if you want to relive the action play-by-play, check out our live blog from the game here.

And the respect shown by Rice towards his international manager was reciprocated by Southgate.

"You get a feel for a human being, and often their family play a big part in that," said the England manager. "With Dec you could sense that stability, that maturity in the decision-making process that he’s going through. And of course he’s led from a very young age at West Ham as well.

"He’s already gained some good experiences and I’m pushing him in that aspect as well. Because it would be easy to take a little step back as we’ve got a lot of older players here, but some of our young ones have got great leadership already.

"They’re more than entitled to be bossing the older ones round a little bit as well, and being demanding of them and of us as a coaching staff, and driving the team, he’s got all those qualities and the respect of everybody to do that."

Speaking after Southgate yesterday, Rice could hardly hide his excitement at the prospect of captaining his country.

"I was speechless to be honest, absolutely lost for words, when he (Southgate) said to me last night I was going to be captain," he said.

"I gave him a hug, shook his hand, and said thanks very much. I owe him a lot. Since I first came into the team he’s always made me feel at home, I’ve always felt so comfortable playing under him.

"It’s an absolute honour, you can see it in my face.”

Declan Rice will captain England for the first time in a few hours' time.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference yesterday, Gareth Southgate confirmed that the Arsenal midfielder will wear the armband on his 50th appearance for the national team.

The England manager was left with a decision to make as captain Harry Kane is injured, as are vice captain pairing Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker.

It depends on who you ask. Most fans of a Premier League team will tell you Player X's omission is a disgrace and a sign of Gareth Southgate's bias/lack of intelligence/unsuitability of the job (delete as appropriate).

But largely I think he's got this squad about right. He hasn't been helped by injuries and there are always differing opinions over who should or shouldn't be in the squad.

In midfield, West Ham duo Kalvin Phillips and James Ward-Prowse have struggled of late while Raheem Sterling's form for Chelsea has often flattered to deceive.

The one thing most England fans can agree on: Jordan Henderson's continued inclusion is baffling, considering the wealth of better options in (for example): Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, Eberechi Eze, my five-year-old cousin, etc.

On the topic of squad selection, let's see who The Athletic's Liam Tharme chose in his midfield.

We brought you his goalkeeper and defender choices in Part 1 and 2 earlier on.

Check out Part 3 below.

Good question. James Trafford's call-up (albeit replacing Johnstone) hints at a medium- to long-term succession plan in goal, with the likes of Jordan Pickford and Nick Pope not getting any younger.

In defence, Ezri Konsa (who also came on against Brazil), Jarrad Branthwaite and Lewis Dunk have a chance to prove themselves as defensive cover options amid injuries to Marc Guehi and Levi Colwill.

Joe Gomez offers excellent versatility, as does Rico Lewis, though this summer's Euros may come too soon for 19-year-old Lewis. The midfield is largely as expected, though it would have been nice for a younger and more able midfielder to replace the ageing Jordan Henderson.

While up top, Anthony Gordon's bright performance against Brazil did his chances of making the Euros squad no damage at all, with Ivan Toney battling with Ollie Watkins to be named as Harry Kane's deputy as a goalscoring No 9.

Since England's squad was named, there have been several changes made. In goal, Crystal Palace's Sam Johnstone has returned to his club, with Burnley's James Trafford promoted from the Under-21s.

Manchester City's Rico Lewis has also been moved up from the U21s after injuries to defenders Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire.

Manchester United midfield wonderkid Kobbie Mainoo was called up as cover and came on for his senior international debut as a substitute against Brazil (more on that later).

While in attack, Bukayo Saka dropped out of the squad and Harry Kane will not be fit to feature later.

We brought you Part 1 of Liam Tharme's England squad for Euro 2024 earlier on and now it is time for Part 2: the defence.

Has Harry Maguire done enough to retain his place in the starting XI?

How do you cope with arguably the biggest problem position at left-back?

Give it a read below!

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley).

Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), John Stones (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), James Maddison (Tottenham), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal).

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).