{"id":1262564,"date":"2022-12-07T13:40:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/07\/eden-hazard-retires-from-international-football-after-belgium\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:40:08","slug":"eden-hazard-retires-from-international-football-after-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/07\/eden-hazard-retires-from-international-football-after-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Hazard retires from international football after Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3504302-71433208-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Eden Hazard\" title=\"Eden Hazard\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eden Hazard <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Belgium captain Eden Hazard has announced he is retiring from international football after the country\u2019s dismal showing at the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard featured in all three matches as Belgium finished third in Group F behind Morocco and Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>His announcement comes just days after\u00a0manager Roberto Martinez stepped down\u00a0after his contract expired.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I turn a page. Thanks for your love,\u201d Hazard wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for your unparalleled support. Thank you for all the joyful moments we have shared since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I decided to put an end to my career as an international. The next generation is ready. I\u2019m going to miss you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hazard was forced to rubbish claims of infighting in the squad during the tournament after reports of a bust-up involving him and team-mates Kevin De Bruyne and Jan Vertonghen.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne had\u00a0bizarrely given an interview to The Guardian\u00a0before the World Cup where he claimed Belgium had \u201cno chance\u201d of winning the tournament as they were \u201ctoo old\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Five players also reportedly booked earlier flights home from Qatar to avoid traveling home with their teammates. Thomas Meunier, Axel Witsel, Jeremy Doku, Arthur Theate, and Lois Openda paid for the flights out of their own pockets, according to\u00a0Het Laatste Nieuws.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard\u2019s form has fallen off a cliff since his move from Chelsea to Real Madrid in 2019 after battling a succession of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 33 goals in 126 appearances for his country.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"QY7mTVgyqlI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kasiebo Tau At 9:55AM on Adom TV (07-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QY7mTVgyqlI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eden Hazard Belgium captain Eden Hazard has announced he is retiring from international football after the country\u2019s dismal showing at the 2022 World Cup. Hazard featured in all three matches as Belgium finished third in Group F behind Morocco and Croatia. 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