stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey

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2026 World Cup - Belgium - National-Team - Squad

Belgium  Group G  Squad

Romelu Lukaku is Belgium's all-time leading scorer with 89 goals from 124 caps. Former Chelsea, Manchester United, and Everton player Lukaku has the chance to play in his fourth successive World Cup, along with Thibaut Courtois, Kevin de Bruyne, and Axel Witsel.

Belgium will play Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand in Group G, with their games being held in the United States and Canada.

Belgium
2026 World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois 
(Real Madrid) 

Senne Lammens 
(Manchester United)

Mike Penders 
(Racing Strasbourg)


Defenders

Timothy Castagne 
(Fulham)

Zeno Debast 
(Sporting)

Maxim de Cuyper 
(Brighton)

Koni de Winter 
(AC Milan)

Brandon Mechele 
(Club Brugge)

Thomas Meunier 
(Lille)

Nathan Ngoy 
(Lille)

Joaquin Seys 
(Club Brugge)

Arthur Theate 
(Eintracht Frankfurt)


Midfielders

Kevin de Bruyne 
(Napoli)

Amadou Onana 
(Aston Villa)

Nicolas Raskin 
(Rangers)

Youri Tielemans 
(Aston Villa)

Hans Vanaken 
(Club Brugge)

Axel Witsel 
(Girona)


Forwards

Charles de Ketelaere 
(Atalanta)

Jeremy Doku 
(Manchester City)

Matias Fernandez-Pardo 
(Lille)

Romelu Lukaku 
(Napoli)

Dodi Lukebakio 
(Benfica)

Diego Moreira 
(Strasbourg)

Alexis Saelemaekers 
(AC Milan)

Leandro Trossard 
(Arsenal)

 

 

10 Jun 2026
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