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EURO 2024
TOP LEFT: Romelu Lukaku of Belgium celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal in the UEFA EURO 2024 Group F qualification match between Belgium and Azerbaijan
“HE FIRED IN A REMARKABLE FOUR GOALS IN THE SPACE OF 21 FIRST-HALF-MINUTES IN BELGIUM’S FINAL QUALIFIER, HELPING THE RED DEVILS DISPATCH AZERBAIJAN 5-0”
Bruno Fernandes leads the Euro Qualifying with 8 assists
Mbappe continues to lead the way for France
THE TOP GUN
ROMELU LUKAKU FINISHED AS THE TOP SCORER IN UEFA EURO 2024 QUALIFYING HAVING HIT FOUR GOALS IN BELGIUM’S FINAL GAME TO SURGE PAST PORTUGAL’S CRISTIANO RONALDO – AND SET A RECORD IN THE PROCESS.
Lukaku fired in a remarkable four goals
in the space of 21 first-half-minutes in Belgium’s final qualifier, helping the Red Devils dispatch Azerbaijan 5-0. That took the Roma ace onto 14 strikes overall of
Northern Ireland’s David Healy and Poland’s Robert Lewandowski for a single European Qualifiers campaign. Lukaku’s four-goal haul also lifted him past Ronaldo, who reached ten goals by finding the net in Portugal’s 2-0 victory against Liechtenstein
on Matchday 9 but could not bolster his tally in
his team’s final outing against Iceland. The striker has won almost everything there is to be won in football but is yet to finish as top scorer in a EURO qualifying tournament. France’s Kylian Mbappé moved to nine with his treble against Gibraltar on Matchday 9, but did not register in his substitute outing versus Greece as the campaign drew to a close.
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