Youri Tielemans and Dries Mertens found the net to keep Belgium top of Group A2.
An end-to-end opening period was illuminated by two precise long-range strikes, Tielemans’ low drive creeping past Pickford after Belgium had won possession inside the visitors’ half.
Romelu Lukaku, who had set Tielemans up, then cleared Harry Kane’s header off the line, only for England to fall further behind when Mertens curled in a superb free-kick.
Both sides sporadically threatened during the second half as the hosts saw out the win, ending their opponents’ hopes of reaching the final four for a second successive season and giving themselves the chance to win the group by avoiding defeat at home to Denmark on Wednesday.
