International and Belgian football star Eden Hazard announced today that he is ending his career with the selection, a few days after Belgium’s elimination in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup.
“Today a page turns… Thank you for your love. Thank you for your incomparable support. Thank you for this happiness since 2008. I have decided to end my international career. The succession is ready. I will miss you “, the player wrote on social networks.
Eden Hazard, 31 years old, started in the games against Canada (1-0 win) and Morocco (2-0 defeat) and left at the hour of the game, coming on as a substitute for a few minutes in the zero game against Croatia.
At the World Cup in Qatar, Belgium finished in third place in Group F, behind Morocco and Croatia, and failed to qualify for the round of 16 after the Belgian team finished third in the competition in Russia in 2018.
The captain of the ‘red devils’ has worn the Belgian jersey 126 times and scored 33 goals since his debut for the national team in 2008, against Luxembourg, aged 17 years and 316 days.
At the end of the game against Croatia, the striker had expressed doubts about his continuity in the national team and said he would take a vacation to reflect on the situation, at a very unstable stage of his career.
Little used at Real Madrid, having played just six games this season and only two as a starter, the footballer arrived in Qatar with the prospect of returning to play a major role, which did not happen.
“With the rhythm of the matches, I find my level again. I have not become bad in a few months,” the player said before the World Cup.
Source: DN
