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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Colin Millar

Romelu Lukaku in floods of tears and breaks dugout with single punch after horror misses

Romelu Lukaku was left in tears following a series of horror misses resulted in Belgium’s group stage elimination from the World Cup - and he broke the dugout with a frustrated punch.

Lukaku, currently on loan at Italian giants Inter from Chelsea, was brought on as a half-time substitute in the scoreless draw against Croatia and spurned multiple goalscoring opportunities that would have clinched victory and sealed progression to the knockout stages.

The Red Devils entered this World Cup ranked second in the FIFA World Rankings and following a third-placed finish in the 2018 tournament, they were once again considered to be among the frontrunners in this winter’s competition. However, they have fallen at the first hurdle.

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