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Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was replaced due to injury during the World Cup quarter-final match against Spain on Friday at Los Angeles Stadium.
Courtois left the field in the 71st minute after appearing to hurt his right leg.
He was replaced in goal by backup goalkeeper Senne Lammens. Lammens is the first goalkeeper to play for Belgium in the World Cup other than Thibaut Courtois since Geert De Vlieger against Brazil in 2002.
The game was tied 1-1 in the second half when the substitution took place. Fabian Ruiz scored Spain’s first goal in the 30th minute and Charles De Ketelaere equalized for Belgium in the 41st minute.
Shortly after coming on, Lammens made a mistake in goal as he was unable to contain Mikel Merino’s shot before his rebound found the back of the net to make it 2-1 late on.
There is currently no official update from the Belgian medical staff regarding the severity of Courtois’ injury or his availability for the remainder of the tournament if Belgium advances.
