BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Romelu Lukaku's hat-trick during Belgium's 5-1 win over Luxembourg last week is to be wiped from official records after soccer's world governing body FIFA ruled that it was not an official international.
FIFA said in an emailed statement that it did not recognise the friendly as an 'A' game because Belgium made too many substitutions.
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