Belgium’s Jeremy Doku also won plenty of support, including from England’s striker, over his desire to return to his wife for the arrival of their first child.

Manchester City star Jeremy Doku was bizarrely ripped apart over leaving Belgium's World Cup squad to be there for the birth of his first child

The winger said his wife Shireen is due to give birth during the second week of July — which would coincide with the quarter-final stage.