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Jake Stokes

Romelu Lukaku 'had to separate' Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard in 'heated' World Cup argument

Tensions are said to be rising in the Belgium squad at the World Cup as qualification for the round of 16 looks increasingly unlikely. The Red Devils head into the final group stage clash needing a win against Croatia to guarantee a place in the knockout stages.

If Roberto Martinez's side, who are branded the nation's 'the golden generation', can only clinch a draw on Thursday, December 1, then Belgium will need Canada to beat Morocco by a four goal differential. World Cup tiebreaker rule states that if two or more teams are level on points - in this case potentially Belgium and Morocco - they will be separated in the following order.

First, overall group goal difference will be taken into account. If Belgium draw and Canada win by a four goal differential then the Red Devils will qualify for the knockout stages on a minus one goal difference and Morocco will finish third on a minus two goal difference.

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