FIFA World Cup
World Cup 2018: Hazard And Lukaku Run Riot On Tunisia
Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard both scored braces as Belgium crushed Tunisia 5-2 to all. However, they have secure their place in the World Cup knockout stages.
The Red Devils just need England to avoid defeat to Panama in Sunday’s other Group G game. This will confirm their last-16 spot and no team at Russia 2018. In addition, no team will want to be drawn against Roberto Martinez’s side after this swashbuckling display.
Hazard scored the opener on a sixth-minute penalty. He convertied after he was taken down just inside the right of the area by Syam Ben Youssef.
Belgium was dominant from the outset, taking a 2-0 lead inside 16 minutes through Hazard’s penalty and Lukaku’s fine finish.
Dylan Bronn then handed the African side an unlikely lifeline before Lukaku – who scored twice in the opening 3-0 win over Panama – restored Belgium’s lead to become his country’s all-time top scorer at major tournaments with seven goals.
Belgium nearly answered several times in the remainder of the first half, with Hector Carrasco and Axel Witsel both missing quality chances.
Batshuayi, who came on for Hazard, had three quality chances to score in an increasingly driving rain before finally converting.
Only in the 90th minute, after Youri Tielemans found him in the box, did Batshuayi tally his first World Cup goal, and Khazri answered in the 93rd minute, moments before the full-time whistle.
