Youri Tielemans forces Belgium into last-minute change as captain suffers injury in warm-up

Belgium have been forced into a last-minute reshuffle after skipper Youri Tielemans sustained an apparent hamstring injury during the warm-up.

Hans Vanaken starts in place of the midfielder for the Red Devils for their World Cup quarter-final against Spain.

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Tielemans has played all but five minutes of Belgium’s World Cup campaign to date.

The Aston Villa ace has netted twice for the Red Devils at the tournament, both of which came in their thrilling come-from-behind victory over Senegal in the round of 32.

Prior to the quarter-final clash against Spain, Vanaken had started two of Belgium’s five World Cup fixtures.

His best performance came in the Red Devils’ resounding 4-1 win over the United States in the round of 16, scoring one and assisting another.

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