Belgium have officially unveiled their squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Star players including Kevin De Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku, and Jeremy Doku were all included in the squad, while Carrasco and Opebda failed to make the final list.
The Belgian national team, currently ranked ninth in the FIFA World Rankings, will be participating in the World Cup for the 15th time. Their best performance at the tournament remains the third-place finish achieved in 2018.
Squad list:
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Lammens (Manchester United), Penders (RC Strasbourg)
Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham FC), Zeno Debast (Sporting CP), Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion), De Winter (AC Milan), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Thomas Meunier (Lille OSC), Nathan Ngoy (Lille OSC), Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), Arthur Theate (Frankfurt)
Midfielders: De Bruyne (Napoli), Amadou Onana (Aston Villa FC), Tielemans (Aston Villa FC), Witsel (Girona), Raskin (Rangers), Vanaken (Club Brugge)
Forwards: De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Doku (Manchester City FC), Fernandes Pardo (Lille), Lukaku (Napoli), Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (Strasbourg), Saelemaekers (Milan), Trossard (Arsenal FC).
