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Romelu Lukaku double gives Martinez first Belgium win

Belgium's Romelu Lukaku celebrate his goal. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Romelu Lukaku scored two headers to set Belgium on their way to a 3-0 win in Cyprus on Tuesday and a first victory for new coach Roberto Martinez at the start of their qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup finals.

Yannick Carrasco added the third as Belgium underlined their status as group favourites despite a change of manager following a disappointing Euro 2016 campaign in which they reached the quarter-finals.

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