World Cup 2018: 5 best and worst players as France beat Belgium

#2 Worst - Romelu Lukaku

Lukaku once again under-performed on the big stage

Romelu Lukaku misfiring in a crunch game will appear as no surprise to neutral fans and viewers. The outlandish forward failed to replicate his performance against Brazil and was basically left detached against France as Belgium succumbed to a narrow defeat.

Lukaku's nightmare started right from the onset as he had just one touch in the first 15 minutes and only 22 touches in the entire duration of the game.

The isolation created a huge hole as the Belgian number 9 had just one attempt at goal and similarly, couldn't comply with the service he received as he failed to get on the end of several through passes.

Lukaku was decent aerially but he failed to break the shackles, and his growing frustration set him back as he was tamed by the resolute French defence. Meanwhile, his hold up play also did not make any substantial difference as he was able to complete only a handful of passes around the box.

1986 - Belgium are playing in only their second World Cup semi-final, losing to eventual winners Argentina back in 1986. Unfamiliar. #BEL #FRA #FRABEL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Neb3aYWQIm

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 10, 2018