Soccer-More minutes for Lukaku as Belgium thump Tunisia in final World Cup warm-up


BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - Striker ⁠Romelu Lukaku continued his comeback for Belgium with 25 ⁠minutes off the bench as they enjoyed a 5-0 ‌victory over 10-man Tunisia on Saturday, a final warm-up fixture for both teams before they head to the United States for the World Cup.

Leandro Trossard, Charles ​De Ketelaere, Kevin De Bruyne, Dodi Lukebakio ⁠and Nicolas Raskin scored ⁠the goals as Lukaku grabbed an assist, making his second international ⁠appearance ‌in a year having netted against Croatia on his return on Tuesday.

Lukaku did not make a single start ⁠for Napoli in Serie A this season.

The form ​of winger Jeremy ‌Doku, who was superb on the left wing, underlined ⁠why he may ​be a star of the World Cup.

Doku's trickery laid on two goals, including a tap-in for Trossard, before De Ketelaere headed in ⁠from close range via Youri Tielemans’ cross.

Tunisia ​midfielder Ismael Gharbi received a second booking in the 62nd minute for a lunge on Doku such was the North Africans' difficulty ⁠in containing the winger.

Three minutes later Doku set up De Bruyne to make it 3-0 with a shot from outside the box, before Lukebakio scrambled the ball home from Lukaku's touch ​and Raskin added the fifth.

Belgium open their ⁠World Cup Group G campaign on June 15 against Egypt in ​Seattle. They also have Iran and New ‌Zealand in their section after a ​favourable draw.

Tunisia are in Group F with Sweden, Japan and Netherlands.

(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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