--- title: World Cup 2014 Football Soccer: Kevin De Bruyne Is Prince Harry description: Twitter thinks Prince Harry looks like Belgian player Kevin De Bruyne. canonical: https://time.com/2947520/no-twitter-prince-harry-did-not-score-for-belgium/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Jul 1, 2014 10:42 PM UTC  Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring a goal against the U.S. during extra time in their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Fonte Nova arena, July 1, 2014. Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring a goal against the U.S. during extra time in their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Fonte Nova arena, July 1, 2014. Ruben Sprich / Reuters  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 1, 2014 10:42 PM UTC Twitter users watching the match against Team USA tonight seem to think that Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne looks like Prince Harry: Prince Harry crushing dreams. [@MenInBlazers](https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/p4jPriPyWV](http://t.co/p4jPriPyWV) — 許元衡 (Yuan-heng Hsu) (@stevehsu) [July 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/stevehsu/status/484096271481704451?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Prince Harry is English, I thought? — SJ Buck 🌰‼️ (@sjohnsn\_) [July 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/sjohnsn%5F/status/484095740256350208?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Prince Harry bangs one in for Belgium! [#BEL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BEL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [#USA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/gFw2njR9Qd](http://t.co/gFw2njR9Qd) — Football Tips (@NextBetTips) [July 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/NextBetTips/status/484094384838021120?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Others got the joke early on: A _Modern Family_ star has weighed in: People are saying Prince Harry looks like Kevin De Bruyne on the Belgium team. I disagree. I think Kevin De Bruyne looks like Prince Harry. — Eric Stonestreet (@ericstonestreet) [July 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/ericstonestreet/status/484070569705357313?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) And GMA has clearly just decided to go with it: Prince Harry is out to destroy America. He plays in Lukaku and it’s 2-0\. Sad, instrumental Barry Manilow music plays. 2-0 [#BEL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BEL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) \- [@soccergods](https://twitter.com/soccergods?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — Good Morning America (@GMA) [July 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/GMA/status/484097872988995584?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Lukaku makes an immediate impact as a sub, turning the corner on Besler and passing to Prince Harry who goes far post. 1-0 [#BEL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BEL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw)\- [@soccergods](https://twitter.com/soccergods?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — Good Morning America (@GMA) [July 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/GMA/status/484094394891780097?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) **MORE:** [This Barber Will Shave Your Favorite World Cup Player onto Your Head](http://time.com/2945955/this-barber-will-shave-your-favorite-world-cup-players-onto-your-head/) **PHOTOS:** [Epic Photos from The USA vs. Belgium World Cup Match](http://time.com/2945909/epic-photos-from-the-usa-vs-belgium-world-cup-match/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2947520/no-twitter-prince-harry-did-not-score-for-belgium/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2947520/no-twitter-prince-harry-did-not-score-for-belgium/"},"headline":"No, Twitter, Prince Harry Did Not Score for Belgium","datePublished":"2014-07-01T22:42:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:19.461Z","description":"Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is being mistaken for the royal on the micro-blogging site","url":"https://time.com/2947520/no-twitter-prince-harry-did-not-score-for-belgium/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World Cup"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltffbcd62d4cbdfea3/69869a3906f2c1045332fc0c/kevin-de-bruyne-prince-harry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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