Lukaku pulls out of Belgium’s World Cup warm-ups against USA and Mexico

The 32-year-old Lukaku, who ‌has netted a record 89 goals in 124 ‌internationals, has elected to ⁠work ‌on his fitness and will ​skip Saturday’s clash against the USA and ​another friendly against Mexico.

"Romelu has chosen to focus on training to further optimise his physical condition," the Belgian ‌Football Association said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lukaku has struggled with injury this season and played only sparingly for his club Napoli.

His last game for his country was ‌a 4-3 win over ​Wales in World Cup ‌qualifying in Brussels in June, in which he scored. He missed Belgium’s next six internationals.