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Romelu Lukaku is a belgian professional football player who represents the Belgium national football team as a striker. He made his introduction for his nation in a 1–0 get the better of to Croatia in Brussels in March 2010. His first and second international goals came on his eighth appearance for Belgium, in a 2–0 friendly victory over Russia. As of 7 October 2021, Lukaku is his nation ‘s crown scorer with 68 goals in 101 appearances, [ 1 ] ahead of Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst ( 30 goals ). [ 2 ] The Belgian Football Association confirmed that he had broken the home criminal record when Lukaku scored his 31st international finish in a match against Japan in November 2017. [ 3 ] FIFA, however, did not initially recognise the record as three goals had been scored against Luxembourg in a friendly in May 2014 former declared by the administration as an unofficial friendly ascribable to besides many substitutions being made. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] He scored twice against Tunisia in the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a plot after which football journalist Nick Ames praised him for a “ applaudable act of sportsmanship ” as he had indicated to the referee that he had not been fouled in the penalty area, denying himself the probability of a hat-trick. [ 5 ] The two goals took his overall tally in the 2018 World Cup to four and made him Belgium ‘s highest scorer in a single World Cup tournament, [ 5 ] and made him the first actor since Diego Maradona in the 1986 FIFA World Cup to score back-to-back braces ( two goals in a single game ). [ 6 ] As of October 2021, Lukaku has scored two hat-tricks during his international career, [ 1 ] including the treble against Luxembourg, with the other coming in a 9–0 win against Gibraltar in a 2018 World Cup modifier in August 2017. [ 1 ] Lukaku has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with 22. He has scored eighteen goals in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, five in FIFA World Cup finals, seven in qualifying for the UEFA European Championship, six in the european Championship finals and ten in the UEFA Nations League. [ 1 ] Lukaku scored his most recent goal in a 2–3 UEFA Nations League Finals loss against France in October 2021. [ 7 ]
Romelu Lukaku is a belgian professional football player who represents the Belgium national football team as a striker. He made his introduction for his nation in a 1–0 get the better of to Croatia in Brussels in March 2010. His first and second international goals came on his eighth appearance for Belgium, in a 2–0 friendly victory over Russia. As of 7 October 2021, Lukaku is his nation ‘s crown scorer with 68 goals in 101 appearances, [ 1 ] ahead of Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst ( 30 goals ). [ 2 ] The Belgian Football Association confirmed that he had broken the home criminal record when Lukaku scored his 31st international finish in a match against Japan in November 2017. [ 3 ] FIFA, however, did not initially recognise the record as three goals had been scored against Luxembourg in a friendly in May 2014 former declared by the administration as an unofficial friendly ascribable to besides many substitutions being made. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] He scored twice against Tunisia in the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a plot after which football journalist Nick Ames praised him for a “ applaudable act of sportsmanship ” as he had indicated to the referee that he had not been fouled in the penalty area, denying himself the probability of a hat-trick. [ 5 ] The two goals took his overall tally in the 2018 World Cup to four and made him Belgium ‘s highest scorer in a single World Cup tournament, [ 5 ] and made him the first actor since Diego Maradona in the 1986 FIFA World Cup to score back-to-back braces ( two goals in a single game ). [ 6 ] As of October 2021, Lukaku has scored two hat-tricks during his international career, [ 1 ] including the treble against Luxembourg, with the other coming in a 9–0 win against Gibraltar in a 2018 World Cup modifier in August 2017. [ 1 ] Lukaku has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with 22. He has scored eighteen goals in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, five in FIFA World Cup finals, seven in qualifying for the UEFA European Championship, six in the european Championship finals and ten in the UEFA Nations League. [ 1 ] Lukaku scored his most recent goal in a 2–3 UEFA Nations League Finals loss against France in October 2021. [ 7 ]
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- As of match played 7 October 2021.
- Scores and results list Belgium’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lukaku goal.
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