{"id":13573,"date":"2026-07-02T17:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/?p=13573"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:11:28","slug":"lukaku-la-fuerza-de-belgica-rescato-a-su-seleccion-cuando-mas-lo-necesitaban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/noticias\/futbol\/mundial\/lukaku-la-fuerza-de-belgica-rescato-a-su-seleccion-cuando-mas-lo-necesitaban\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukaku, la fuerza de B\u00e9lgica: rescat\u00f3 a su selecci\u00f3n cuando m\u00e1s lo necesitaban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cuando su selecci\u00f3n parec\u00eda despedirse del Mundial 2026, apareci\u00f3 el futbolista que tantas veces la ha sacado de los momentos m\u00e1s complicados. Romelu Lukaku ingres\u00f3 en el segundo tiempo y fue el impulso que necesitaba B\u00e9lgica para revertir un 0-2 ante Senegal y terminar celebrando una ag\u00f3nica victoria por 3-2 en la pr\u00f3rroga, resultado que les dio el pase a los octavos de final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlRgZk5h6RPOw-nh-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foto: Dirk Waem\/Belga\/Shutterstock (16972987ic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El delantero, sin embargo, dej\u00f3 una de las frases m\u00e1s impactantes de la jornada despu\u00e9s del partido. Lejos de centrarse \u00fanicamente en la clasificaci\u00f3n, confes\u00f3 que hace apenas unas semanas ni siquiera estaba seguro de formar parte de la lista mundialista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Si veo c\u00f3mo fue mi temporada, normalmente no deber\u00eda haber estado aqu\u00ed\", admiti\u00f3 el atacante, quien atraves\u00f3 meses dif\u00edciles antes del torneo. Seg\u00fan explic\u00f3, una conversaci\u00f3n con el seleccionador Rudi Garc\u00eda termin\u00f3 siendo clave para recuperar la confianza y asumir el papel que hoy vuelve a desempe\u00f1ar con la camiseta belga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Su aporte va mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los goles. Con Lukaku en el campo, B\u00e9lgica gana presencia ofensiva y transmite otra seguridad. No sorprendi\u00f3 que el t\u00e9cnico insistiera en incluirlo en la convocatoria pese a las dudas f\u00edsicas que exist\u00edan antes del Mundial. \"No pod\u00edamos hacer una lista sin \u00e9l\", resumi\u00f3 Garc\u00eda al referirse al m\u00e1ximo goleador hist\u00f3rico de la selecci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sdlAiYB4NQYxH0-nh-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Foto: ALEX GRIMM \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Los n\u00fameros respaldan esa confianza. Lukaku acumula 92 goles en 132 partidos con B\u00e9lgica y mantiene un promedio de 0,71 tantos por encuentro, una cifra superior a la de figuras como Lionel Messi (0,61), Cristiano Ronaldo (0,63), Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (0,59) y Robert Lewandowski (0,53) con sus respectivas selecciones. Entre los grandes delanteros del f\u00fatbol actual, solo Erling Haaland presenta una media m\u00e1s alta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pese a ser la principal referencia ofensiva, el atacante tambi\u00e9n mostr\u00f3 su lado m\u00e1s humano. En la pr\u00f3rroga decidi\u00f3 no ejecutar el penal que termin\u00f3 d\u00e1ndole la victoria a B\u00e9lgica y dej\u00f3 la responsabilidad en Youri Tielemans. M\u00e1s tarde explic\u00f3 que todav\u00eda atraviesa un momento complicado en el plano emocional y que, en ese instante, lo m\u00e1s importante era el equipo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Con el sufrimiento ya atr\u00e1s, B\u00e9lgica enfrentar\u00e1 ahora a Estados Unidos por un lugar en los cuartos de final. 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