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HTML

<div class="block">

  <div class="item"></div>
  <div class="item"></div>

</div>

CSS

* {
  box-sizing: border-box
}

html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}
.block {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.block::after {
  content: url("https://www.tropicalcubanholiday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/icon-1.png");
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.item {
  width: 48%;
  height: 200px;
  background: lightseagreen;
}