Belgium's squad for Euro 2024, announced by coach Domenico Tedesco, includes a mix of experienced veterans and promising young talents. The notable omission is Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, due to a falling out with the coach, and his recent return from an ACL injury. The squad is led by key players like Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku. Here's the complete list:
Goalkeepers
- Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg)
- Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town)
- Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)
Defenders
- Timothy Castagne (Fulham)
- Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge)
- Zeno Debast (Anderlecht)
- Wout Faes (Leicester City)
- Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor)
- Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht)
- Arthur Theate (Stade Rennais)
Midfielders
- Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid)
- Yannick Carrasco (Al Shabab)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
- Orel Mangala (Lyon)
- Amadou Onana (Everton)
- Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa)
- Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid)
- Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg)
- Johan Bakayoko (PSV)
Forwards
- Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta)
- Jeremy Doku (Manchester City)
- Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)
- Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla)
- Lois Openda (RB Leipzig)
- Romelu Lukaku (Roma)
Belgium will be aiming to advance far in the tournament, despite the absence of Courtois and some of their former "golden generation" players who have retired. They start their campaign against Slovakia on June 17, followed by matches against Romania and Ukraine'.
