Lammens, on only his third Belgium appearance, tries to recover his error but can’t stop Merino
“… Mikel Merino took advantage of a late error from substitute goalkeeper Senne Lammens to send Spain into a World Cup semi-final with France and break Belgian hearts. Lammens only came on at 71 minutes after Thibaut Courtois, one of the game’s finest goalkeepers, exited injured and in tears, with the Manchester United player spilling a shot from Pau Cubarsi 17 minutes later and Merino scoring with only his second touch of the game. …”
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