Lukaku Returns in Style with 90th Goal for Belgium
Youri Tielemans opened the scoring as Belgium used the friendly to test World Cup squads and Lukaku returned after 12 months with his 90th international goal.
- On Tuesday, Belgium defeated Croatia 2-0 in an away World Cup warm-up friendly in Rijeka, with Captain Youri Tielemans scoring and Romelu Lukaku adding his 90th international goal.
- Tielemans swept home a close-range strike in the 38th minute following a marauding run by Jeremy Doku, while Hans Vanaken headed a corner against the crossbar in the 74th minute.
- Croatia used 10 substitutes to test their World Cup-bound squad, as Luka Modric saw a shot saved by Thibaut Courtois and Ante Budimir struck the crossbar.
- Belgium hosts Tunisia in Brussels this Saturday, June 6, for another warm-up match, while Croatia plays Slovenia in Varazdin on Sunday, June 7.
- In their first World Cup matches, Belgium faces Egypt in Seattle on June 15, while Croatia opens Group L against England in Dallas on June 17.
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In his first international match in twelve months, Romelu Lukaku has expanded his goal record in the Belgian national team! The bully striker scored the final point on Tuesday in the 2-0 away victory in Rijeka against Croatia with his 90th international match result in the 96th minute. Captain Youri Tielemans (38th) had led the Belgians. Disappointing seasonLukaku has lost a disappointing season with his Italian club SSC Napoli, for which he had…
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