Courtois comes out in defence of Senne Lammens after costly World Cup howler
- On Friday, Spain advanced to the World Cup semifinals after defeating Belgium 2-1, with Spain midfielder Mikel Merino scoring the decisive goal in the 88th minute.
- Spain's 37-match unbeaten streak continued as Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored in the 30th minute, answered by Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere's 41st-minute equalizer.
- Longtime Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois left the match in the 71st minute with a thigh injury, forcing backup goalkeeper Senne Lammens into his first tournament appearance.
- Following the loss, Courtois defended Belgium's 'Golden Generation,' noting the team of fewer than 12 million people had consistently performed well in major tournaments.
- Spain will play tournament-favored France in the Dallas area on Tuesday, marking the nation's first semifinal appearance since winning the World Cup in 2010.
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Together with friends Jan Pieter Martens looked at the quarter final hit of Belgium against Spain. The happy ending stayed out. "Beautiful, but it was deserved. Even if the countergate to the 1:2 would have been avoidable, says the former girl swarm of Storm. He defends the titleless golden generation of Belgium.
The elimination of Belgium in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup against Spain also led to a case involving Thibaut Courtois and technical commissioner Rudi Garcia. After the 2-1 knockout with Merino's decisive goal in the 88th minute due to Lammens' uncertainty — which brought the Red Furies to the semifinals, [...] The Belgium article, the Courtois case breaks out. The goalkeeper against Garcia after the change: “I told him I wanted to c…
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