Belgium forward Romelo Lukaku will not play for Belgium at the World Cup until at least their final Group F match against Croatia.

The star player for Belgium did not take part in the Red Devils' first proper training session since they arrived in Qatar on Friday as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury, reports AFP.     He has endured a difficult past 18 months, moving back to Inter Milan on loan after a dismal season with Chelsea.

The forward is Belgium's all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 102 appearances and was called up to their World Cup squad despite coach Roberto Martinez admitting he was not fully fit.

He returned to action in style last month, scoring in a 4-0 win against Viktoria Plzen that ensured Inter's passage to the last 16 of the Champions League but he then injured his hamstring again a few days later.

Belgium begin their World Cup campaign on Wednesday against Canada and also take on Morocco before meeting Croatia at the start of December.

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