Scandal in Belgium? Courtois breaks the silence and points against his coach, after the elimination
The Belgium goalkeeper was in a position to continue, but coach Rudi García decided to take Thibaut Courtois off the field and his replacement sentenced the game
Belgium prepares its bags to return home. Spain eliminated them from the 2026 World Cup. The Belgian goalkeepers were the main protagonists of the match and the factors that led the Belgian team to return to their country.
The departure of Thibaut Courtois changed the course of the game. The Real Madrid goalkeeper was injured. His replacement was the young Senne Lammens. At that moment, the Belgian die seemed to be cast.
The serious mistake that cost the World Cup
The difference in level was noticeable immediately. Nervousness completely betrayed Senne Lammens. A routine shot turned into a nightmare. The goalkeeper delivered the ball to Merino's feet. The Spanish did not forgive. He scored the goal of the 2-1 Iberian victory. Does Courtois explode against Rudi García?
The controversy broke out hours after the final whistle. Courtois spoke exclusively to the DAZN network. His words set off alarms in the locker room.
The goalkeeper revealed that he did not want to leave the field. The substitution was a direct order from coach Rudi García. “I wanted to continue, but the coach said that if I was not 100% he would change me,” Courtois confessed with a serious face. The reasons for the medical change
The drama began in the final minutes. Courtois went to the grass due to muscle discomfort. He tried to continue, but the coaching staff did not want to take any risks.
Rudi García opted for Lammens' coldness. I hoped the Spanish artillery would hold out. However, the pressure of a World Cup overcame the young replacement. The change cost the elimination. Twelve years of controversies in Belgium
This new conflict puts Courtois under the microscope again. The goalkeeper has been controversial for twelve years. The Belgian dressing room remembers well its historic fight with Kevin De Bruyne.
That love conflict began due to a sentimental betrayal. The internal relationship was definitively broken.
The problem almost fractured the team at Brazil 2014. The coaching staff consulted De Bruyne if he wanted to delete the goalkeeper from the list. The midfielder said no. Both played in Amazonian lands, but the tension never disappeared. Today, twelve years later, the wounds in Belgium seem to remain open.