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Lukaku among five withdrawals from Belgium squad

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 16 Nov 2024

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Romelu Lukaku has joined four other players in withdrawing from the Belgium squad due to injury ahead of Monday’s Nations League finale against Israel.

Belgium sit third in Nations League Group A2 following their 1-0 defeat to Italy on Thursday, a result that ended their hopes of reaching next year’s quarter-finals.

They are simply playing to avoid automatic relegation when they face Israel behind closed doors in Hungary, with a draw enough to send the Red Devils through to a play-off against a third-placed finisher from League B.

Napoli striker Lukaku – Belgium’s all-time leading scorer with 85 goals in 120 caps – has joined Aston Villa’s Amadou Onana, Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia, Arthur Theate of Eintracht Frankfurt and Brugge’s Maxim De Cuyper in dropping out with unspecified issues.

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne had already asked not to be included in Domenico Tedesco’s party as he works his way back to full fitness after suffering a thigh injury.

Sebastiaan Bornauw, Koni De Winter, Jeremy Doku and Youri Tielemans were also left out of Tedesco’s squad due to fitness concerns, while uncapped Coventry City striker Norman Bassette has now been called up as cover.

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