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Lukaku Drops Out of Belgium's World Cup Warm-Ups
Lukaku, Belgium’s all-time top scorer with 89 goals, will skip friendlies to recover from injuries and limited playing time at Napoli, RBFA said.
- On Tuesday, Belgium's all-time leading goal-scorer Romelu Lukaku withdrew from the national team's trip to the United States, missing World Cup warm-up matches in Atlanta and Chicago this week.
- The Belgian Football Association said Lukaku elected to skip the friendlies to optimize his physical readiness after struggling with injuries and limited playing time at club Napoli this season.
- Head coach Rudi Garcia previously intended to use the warm-up fixtures to help Lukaku "get back to match fitness." Belgium faces the United States on Saturday in Atlanta and Mexico on April 1 in Chicago.
- Garcia faces further selection challenges as forwards Hans Vanaken and Leandro Trossard remain unavailable. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is also sidelined after sustaining an injury last week playing for Real Madrid.
- These friendlies initiate Belgium's preparations for this summer's World Cup in North America. The squad welcomes back former Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne after several months sidelined by injury.
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