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Belgium only have themselves to blame after their shock elimination from the World Cup, pundits Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas have claimed.
Roberto Martinez's side endured a frustrating 0-0 draw against Croatia on Thursday, forcing Belgium's talented crop of stars including Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois to bow out of the tournament.
As Croatia celebrated qualifying for the knockouts behind Group F winners Morocco, Lukaku broke down in tears alongside his sympathetic assistant manager Thierry Henry, having missed a hatful of glorious chances throughout the stalemate.
Alan Shearer insisted that Belgium 'only have themselves to blame' after their World Cup exit
But Shearer and Jenas urged after the defeat that Lukaku was not entirely to blame for the Belgians' exit, insisting they 'weren't good enough to go through' from the very start of the tournament.
Jenas, who was commentating on the match for BBC, said: 'They have not been good enough throughout the campaign, it is a team of distraught players.
'When they look at themselves in the mirror, they weren’t good enough.
'They threw everything at it
