Lukaku strikes again, Blind and Lindelof shine
- James. M
- Sep 4, 2017
- 2 min read
Romelu Lukaku continued with his electric form by firing Belgium to the World Cup finals making Belgium the first European nation to qualify.
The frontman powered home a glancing header to put Belgium 2-1 up after Goncalves Rodrigues had equalized for Greece following Jan Vertonghen's opener.
Marouane Fellaini featured for 89 minutes before he was substituted although he had already played his part.
Lukaku's header was his 4th goal of the International break bringing his total to 10 in qualifying rounds, only Ronaldo (14) and Lewandowski (11) have more.
Only Ronaldo and Lewandowski have more goals in Qualifying rounds than Lukaku
Elsewhere, Daley Blind provided two assists as the Netherlands beat Bulgaria 3-1.
Featuring for the whole match, Blind assisted Davy Proepper's first goal before assisting captain Arjen Robben.
Tim Fosu-Mensah was an unused substitute in that morale-boosting win for the Dutch.
Paul Pogba's France were frustrated by a stubborn Luxembourg side that held them 0-0 in Touluese. The French had a staggering 75% possession and over 30 efforts on goal but couldn't somehow convert them.
Pogba will miss the next game as he was cautioned late on after an altercation for time wasting by the visitors.
Daley Blind assisted twice from crosses when Holland faced Bulgaria in Amsterdam
It was also a good night for Victor Lindelof as he kept a clean-sheet in Sweden's 4-0 thrashing of Belarus.
More international matches continue tonight with Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Armenia hoping to bounce back from the Romania defeat when they face Denmark.
United's England contingent will also want to wrap the international break with a win when they host Slovakia at Wembley.
We'll keep an eye on all the United stars in action today and tomorrow before the players return to training ahead of the visit to Stoke on Saturday.
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