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France rally for 3-2 win over Belgium in Nations League semis

October 7, 2021 Belgium's Romelu Lukaku in action with France's Raphael Varane REUTERS

World champions France recovered from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in a thrilling Nations League semi-final on Thursday with a last minute strike from Theo Hernandez securing a place in Sunday's showpiece match against Spain.

In a crazy end to the game Belgium thought they had won the pulsating contest minutes earlier but Romelu Lukaku's late effort was ruled out for offside by VAR.

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