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Lukaku to miss Belgium’s World Cup opener, Hazard to start

Romelu Lukaku of Belgium's national soccer team arrives with teammates at Hamad International airport in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Belgium will play the first match in the World Cup against Canada on Nov. 23. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Romelu Lukaku of the Belgian national soccer team walks on the tarmac before departing for Kuwait at the airport in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. The Belgian team departs to Kuwait where they will play a friendly match on Friday against Egypt and then fly onto Qatar to participate in the World Cup. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Eden Hazard, right, and Romelu Lukaku of Belgium's national soccer team arrive with teammates at Hamad International airport in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Belgium will play the first match in the World Cup against Canada on Nov. 23. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lukaku to miss Belgium’s World Cup opener, Hazard to start