Jamie Vardy: Is this the clue England striker WILL score vs Belgium? (Image: GETTY)
Five of Vardy’s 20 Premier League goals for Leicester over the course of the 2017/18 campaign came against teams containing Belgium World Cup stars.
England ace Vardy beat Belgium No 1 Thibaut Courtois from the penalty spot as Leicester lost 2-1 to Chelsea in September.
The 31-year-old followed that up two weeks later by scoring past Courtois’ deputy, Simon Mignolet, as the Foxes went down 3-2 to Liverpool.
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Vardy’s next strike when facing a Belgian opponent, Toby Alderweireld, put Leicester on their way to a 2-1 win over Tottenham in November.
And he twice got the better of Jan Verthongen on the final day of the season as Leicester lost a 5-4 thriller against Tottenham.
Southgate will be hoping Vardy can maintain his impressive strike rate when England take on Belgium at the Kaliningrad Stadium.
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Jamie Vardy: Is this the clue England striker WILL score vs Belgium? (Image: GETTY)
Jamie Vardy: Is this the clue England striker WILL score vs Belgium? (Image: GETTY)
Jamie Vardy: Is this the clue England striker WILL score vs Belgium? (Image: GETTY)
The hitman’s inclusion in place of Harry Kane is not the change Southgate is poised to make to his starting XI.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Jones, Gary Cahill, Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Fabian Delph or Dele Alli, Danny Welbeck and Marcus Rashford are due to come in too.
England sit top of Group G ahead of the clash with Belgium and will face Colombia, Senegal or Japan in the round of 16.
Southgate has received calls to ensure his side finish second so they can secure a simpler path towards the World Cup final.