Football news - Thibaut Courtois howler gifts Russia goal in Belgium’s Euro 2020 qualifying opener

The goalkeeper was snubbed by the returning Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane on the weekend, with Keylor Navas selected in goal for their match against Celta Vigo.

And on Thursday, Courtois’ attempts to show off his footwork on international duty backfired when the Belgian was closed down and gifted the ball to Denis Cheryshev, who then rounded the ‘keeper and fired it into the net for Russia…

The goal helped Russia equalise, and though Eden Hazard put Belgium 2-1 by half-time, there was only one talking point from the first half…