Video: Belgium’s Michy Batshuayi faces up to World Cup mockery

The striker’s moment of misfortune was seized on by Twitter users

World Cup group G England 0 Belgium 1 Michy Batshuayi
Belgium forward Michy Batshuayi during the World Cup match against England
(Image credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

England 0 Belgium 1

England’s 1-0 defeat to Belgium last night may have been as exciting as a wet weekend in Antwerp but Michy Batshuayi conjured up one moment of magic that both he and fans will never forget.

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