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FIFA World Cup 2018: Lukaku is now joint top scorer
24 Jun 2018
Belgium thrashed Tunisia 5-2 in their Group G encounter to qualify for the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku scored a brace each as the Belgians surged ahead which, in turn, knocked Tunisia out of the World Cup.
Lukaku scored two sublime goals to become the joint top scorer.
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A brace for Lukaku ensured that he is now the top scorer of this edition alongside Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Both players have four goals after two matches and lead the race for the Golden Boot.
Lukaku became the first player to score two plus goals in consecutive matches in a World Cup, after Diego Maradona achieved the same in 1986.
Lukaku scripts record for Belgium
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The Manchester United forward became the first Belgium player to score four goals in a World Cup campaign. The former Everton striker converted the ball by Dries Mertens to get his team's second. He then scored his second with a lovely dink past Tunisian goalie.
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