Romelu Lukaku surpasses Ferenc Puskas in the number of goals for the national team

Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku has risen in the ranking of the top scorers of national teams.

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In a friendly match against Luxembourg, Romelu Lukaku scored two goals. This brings the 31-year-old forward to 85 goals in 115 matches for the national team. With this result, Lukaku surpassed the legendary Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas, who had 84 goals for the national team. Lukaku also caught up with the UAE national team's scorer Ali Mabhut, with whom they share sixth place in the list of the most productive players in the history of national teams.