Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku does not think the ankle injury he suffered during Saturday’s game against Tunisia is serious.
Lukaku limped off around the hour mark after scoring twice during the 5-2 victory, but he said after the match that he fully expects to be ready to go when Belgium face England on Thursday.
“I am a quick healer,” Lukaku said, via Julien Laurens of ESPN FC. “I will see how I feel tonight and tomorrow with the medical staff. I am not too worried. I am just relaxed about the England game.
“It is going to be nice to see a couple of my club teammates on the pitch but as soon as the game starts, we will be all fighting for our countries. It will be a nice battle.”
Lukaku is currently the joint-leading goalscorer at the World Cup with four goals in two games, so Belgium will want him as healthy as possible. The England game isn’t likely to decide who advances, but merely who wins the group, meaning Belgium will be able to be cautious with their star forward if they choose to be.
England has their own injury concerns, though not to a player.
