Doha: Top star Romelu Lukaku will miss Belgium’s first games in the group stage. Lukaku will play against Croatia in Group F. That too if the injury is fully recovered. Lukaku was absent from the Belgian team’s training session in Qatar on Friday. The injury is still bothering the star.
Lukaku’s injury was a problem at the time of his selection for the team. But the player was included in the team after seeing that he would recover from the injury. The other teams in Group F are Canada and Morocco. Lukaku will not play against these teams. Both teams cannot be eliminated if they are lower than Belgium in the ranking. Lukaku is one of Belgium’s top scorers. Lukaku scored 68 goals in 102 games. Meanwhile, Lukaku wants to forget the past few seasons.
After a lackluster performance at Chelsea, the player moved to his former club Inter Milan on loan. Lukaku played for Inter Milan four times as a second stringer. The actor is seeking treatment for his injury. Even if he misses the group games, coach Roberto Martinez saw that he can at least try in the games before the quarter.
At the same time, the Football World Cup is only hours away. The first whistle of the World Cup will be blown today at the Al Bait Stadium in Qatar, ending all the fans’ waits. The opening matches host Qatar against Latin American powerhouses Ecuador. Qatar and Ecuador are almost equal powers. In the FIFA rankings, Ecuador is ranked 44th while Qatar is ranked 50th. This is the first time in history that Qatar has kicked the ball in the World Cup.
