Lukaku's recovery is not optimistic, and he may miss Belgium's first two World Cup games or the entire group stage

2022-11-21 14:22

Lukaku's recovery is not optimistic, and he may miss Belgium's first two World Cup games or the entire group stage


The World Cup officially ignited the flames of war today, but the national team has brought bad news about the injuries of key players before the game. At present, several players have withdrawn from the World Cup due to injuries, and the rest are uncertain due to the slow recovery .


The players who have recently suffered from injury problems include the 30-year-old striker Sadio Mane representing Selgane , the 34-year-old French striker Karim Benzema who won the Ballon d'Or this year, and the 29-year-old Belgian forward Rodriguez. Important players such as Melu Lukaku, Mane and Benzema are now out of the World Cup. Their absence will be a major blow to the national team before the World Cup.


Although Lukaku has not been excluded from Belgium's World Cup squad, according to the latest injury report, Lukaku is not optimistic about his recovery from a thigh injury. It is almost confirmed that he will miss Belgium 's first two games in the World Cup. Belgium, coached by Roberto Martinez, have suffered a heavy blow ahead of Thursday's opener against Canada, adding to the fact that Lukaku could be sidelined for more games, missing the entire group stage stage.


Lukaku's recovery is not optimistic, and he may miss Belgium's first two World Cup games or the entire group stage


Lukaku has represented Belgium in the last two World Cups and contributed 5 goals in 10 games. He is one of the national team's offensive players. It is understood that Lukaku missed Belgium's first public training after arriving in Doha today, which is likely to be due to injuries or the signing of his former club Serie A Inter Milan.


Although Lukaku is likely to miss Belgium's early World Cup, Belgium also has 31-year-old Belgian captain Eden Hazard, who is currently playing for La Liga Real Madrid, Real Madrid teammates 30-year-old goalkeeper Thibaud Courtois and 31 Key players such as Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne in the Premier League at the age of 19 have shown an outstanding performance for Belgium in the World Cup.


It is worth mentioning that Belgium is also one of the favorites to win the championship. Their victory in the last 2018 World Cup in Russia is an ironclad proof. According to the World Cup group schedule, Belgium will face Morocco and Croatia in the second and third games of Group F respectively.