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Romelu Lukaku named in Belgium World Cup squad despite only playing an hour of football this season

The Independent·Mark Gleeson·18 days ago
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Belgium have named star striker Romelu Lukaku in their World Cup squad, a significant gamble by coach Rudi Garcia given the forward has played just an hour of competitive football this season. The former Manchester United forward, who turned 33 this week, has spent two months rehabilitating a hamstring injury in Belgium. At Napoli, he has made just seven substitute appearances this season, scoring once in February. Despite this minimal game time, coach Rudi Garcia has gambled on Lukaku's fitness for the tournament , citing his role as the nation's leading scorer with 89 goals from 124 caps. Belgium will compete in Group G against Egypt, Iran and New Zealand. Lukaku's last international appearance was in a 4-3 home win over Wales during World Cup qualification last June. Rudi Garcia has taken a gamble on Lukaku's fitness (AP) Garcia has also called up promising attacker Matias Fernandez-Pardo as cover.…

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