Belgium at the 2022 World Cup: eleven, stars, squad and match schedule

Belgium Arrived at Qatar World Cup in the desire of someone who has not yet won at the national team level. Not important title. Drawn in Group F with Croatia, Morocco and Canada, the Belgian team is the eternal opponent who wants to surprise once and for all stars like Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Thibout Courtois… and even Eden Hazard. , that although He is still wanted in Real Madrid, his name alone commands respect from any rival.

The ‘red devils’ are an already consolidated and more experienced team, but the furthest they have gone at a World Cup event was third place in 2018, the last World Cup played in Russia. Arguably in their 3-4-3 scheme their weak point is defence, with Alderweireld (Antwerp) and Vertonghen (Anderlecht) no longer playing for Tottenham. The other two handicaps are the moment of Hazard’s form and the arrival of Lukaku was a bit ‘touched’.

The coach, Robert Martínez, arrived in the summer of 2016 and with him Belgium spent three years at the top of the FIFA ranking. With the experience of his years on the Premier League bench (Swansea, Wigan and Everton), Balaguer’s men will face the World Cup with a more balanced and complete squad than he had in Russia and they are already calling it the ‘golden generation’. We have to see if it meets the expectations.

Belgium team list

goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Bruges), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg)

Defenses: Toby Alderweireld (Antwerp), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Jason Denayer (Al Shabab), Dedryck Boyata (Club Bruges), Wout Faes (Leicester), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennais), Thomas Meunier (Dortmund), Timothy Castagne (Leicester)

Midfielders: Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid), Youri Tielemans (Leicester), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Amadou Onana (Everton), Hans Vanaken (Club Bruges), Yannick Carrasco ( Atletico Madrid)

strikers: Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Leandro Trossard (Brighton), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce), Charles De Ketelaere (Milan AC), Loïs Openda (RC Lens), Jeremy Doku (Stade Rennais)

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Belgium star: De Bruyne

Although he is not the captain (Hazard wears the bracelet), De Bruyne is the leader of this group, as he is at Manchester City with Haaland’s permission. The midfielder came on strong after finishing 3rd in the Ballon d’Or, the best result ever achieved by a Belgian player. The footballer will face the World Cup with a spirit of revenge after Euro 2020 (elimination in the quarterfinals against Italy) which he did not play in his best form, victim of a broken jaw three weeks after the start of the tournament where he was torn. an ankle ligament.

Belgium Match Schedule

Wednesday 23 November (20:00): Belgium-Canada

Sunday, November 27 (2:00 pm): Belgium-Morocco

Thursday, December 1 (4:00 pm): Croatia-Belgium