Belgium striker falcons himself celebrating teammate’s goal against England
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Michy Batshuayi's celebration after Belgium's goal at the World Cup backfired right into his face, but has provided a lot of laughs for football fans worldwide.
The Borussia Dortmund striker scooped up the ball after Adnan Januzaj scored in a 1-0 victory over England and kicked it hard, aiming for the net.
Instead, it hit the post and rebounded into his face.
External Link: Michy Batshuayi tweet: The second just before I knew I f*cked up.
He did not appear to be injured, though his pride may have been hurt.
Videos of the shortly-lived celebration were circulating online within minutes and were shared among hundreds of thousands of people.
But Batshuayi quickly took ownership of his gaffe.
External Link: Michy Matshuayi: Ahahha I knew I would be f*cked the minute I come to my mentions.
The Belgium forward even claimed to have invented a new goal celebration, moving on from popular dances derived from the Fortnite video game.
"Fortnite celebrations so overrated bro I had to create something new," he tweeted.
For many people, the moment seemed to be a highlight of a game that drew boos from both sets of fans at halftime.
Belgian sports website Sporza.be called it "more beautiful than Januzaj's goal".
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Januzaj, whose curling shot over Jordan Pickford sparked the celebration, said teammates told him about it later.
"Obviously he was probably happy and at the end did a little mistake," Januzaj said.
"But that was the joy … that showed the passion the Belgian team has got here."
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