FIFA Wipes Off Belgium Win Over Luxemburg

World football governing body, FIFA, has explained why it wiped off Belgium's 5-1 win against Luxembourg from the record books. According to a statement on FIFA's website, coach Marc Wilmots decision to use seven substitutes in the World Cup warm-up match was against FIFA rule. The statement states that FIFA rules allow a maximum of six substitutes in friendlies, and Wilmots used seven. As a result, Romelu Lukaku's hat-trick and Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj's international debut in the May 26 match in Genk no longer count. The decison also means that Belgium's backup goalkeeper Sammy Bossut's debut is erased. * Lukaku of Belgium Another implication is the fact that the result will not count toward the Fifa rankings being updated on Friday. Belgium is currently No 12. Wilmots made five changes at halftime, a sixth in the 61st minute, and officially broke the rules in the 77th when defender Jan Vertonghen was replaced by Nicolas Lombaerts.