It looks like Romelu Lukaku will have to wait a little longer to become Belgium’s all-time top goal scorer.
The forward netted twice in their 3-3 draw with Mexico on Friday, before scoring the only goal in Tuesday’s victory at home to Japan.
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Reuters Lukaku with the header that seemingly sealed the record[/caption]
And with that goal, it looked like the 24-year-old had hit his 31st goal for his country, surpassing the record of 30-goals held by Bernard Voorhoof and Paul van Himst.
.@RomeluLukaku9 is now our all time topscorer! ⚽️
🥇 Congrats Big Rom! 
#BELJAP #RoadToRussia pic.twitter.com/6I3yw6KgAP
— BelgianRedDevils (@BelRedDevils) November 14, 2017
Not bad for someone who’s still only 24, right?
However, those bundles of fun over at FIFA claim Lukaku is still three goals short of the 31-goal mark.
According to reports, Lukaku is officially only on 28 goals, after FIFA nullified an international friendly between Belgium and Luxembourg back in 2014, in which he scored a hat trick.
AP:Associated Press Lukaku notched three times against Luxembourg ahead of the 2014 World Cup[/caption]
Looking back, it seems Belgium won the pre-World Cup friendly 5-1 in Genk, but FIFA wiped the result from official records after they made seven substitutions – one more than the permitted six.
It also means Adnan Januzaj’s (remember him?) debut for Belgium was not officially recognised by FIFA.
Getty - Contributor Martinez congratulates his striker[/caption]
Don’t worry, Lukaku fans.
The Manchester United forward will have the chance to move closer to the 31-goal mark (again) when Belgium return to action in March.
Let’s just hope manager Roberto Martinez sticks to six substitutions, eh?
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