Belgium Football Team Squad & Players List For FIFA World Cup 2026

Belgium Football Team Squad & Players List For FIFA World Cup 2026. The Belgium national football team is known as the Belgian Red Devils. They are one of the most balanced sides in the current football world. They are probably the most improved team of the last decade. They have been the team to fear for the last half-decade, and their current generation has been labeled as the “Golden Generation.” Despite playing their maiden match in 1904, they have a relatively short history compared to other football powerhouses, but their recent performances have been impressive.

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Belgium is looking forward to this year to give tough competition in the FIFA World Cup 2018 held in Russia. Roberto Martínez current head coach of the team, made big changes that required changes in the squad. In World Cup qualifiers, Belgium’s performance improved, and they have scored several goals that tell the full story of their preparation for the World Cup 2018 in June and July. Eden Hazard led the Belgian team of Belgium as skipper in the World Cup matches.

🧤 Goalkeepers

• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
• Senne Lammens (Antwerp)
• Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)
• Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig)

🛡 Defenders

• Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon)
• Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge)
• Koni De Winter (Genoa)
• Wout Faes (Leicester City)
• Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge)
• Thomas Meunier (Lille)
• Diego Moreira (Strasbourg)
• Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt)

⚙️ Midfielders

• Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
• Jorthy Mokio (Ajax)
• Amadou Onana (Aston Villa)
• Nicolas Raskin (Rangers)
• Alexis Saelemaekers (AS Roma)
• Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa)
• Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)

⚽ Forwards

• Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta)
• Jérémy Doku (Manchester City)
• Malick Fofana (Lyon)
• Romelu Lukaku (Napoli)
• Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla)
• Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig)
• Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

Martinez was appointed as Belgium’s coach in August 2016 after Marc Wilmots led Belgium to a quarterfinal finish in the 2016 Euros. Under Martinez, Belgium qualified for the World Cup 2018 pretty much without breaking a sweat, but that was expected considering the quality in the squad. Martinez appointment was criticized at the time, especially after his failure at Everton, and it will be interesting to see how this golden generation of Belgium goes about their work when it matters.

Tournament History: Belgium is one of those few countries to play in the inaugural edition of the FIFA World Cup in 1930. They have featured in the 13 editions previously, and it is going to be their 14th appearance in the biggest competition of the game. Their best result so far in this tournament was securing the 4th spot in 1986.

In the latest edition of the tournament, they topped Group H with 3 victories and knocked the USA out of the competition in the round of 16. But they couldn’t cross the quarter final as they were beaten by the finalists Argentina, as Gonzalo Higuain proved to be the difference between the two sides with his lone strike.

Recent Results: Belgium comfortably booked their place in the upcoming WC as they topped the qualifying group H. They won 9 out of their 10 games in the qualifiers and earned 28 points to finish ahead of Greece and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Roberto Martinez has been appointed as their new manager after the departure of their former boss Marc Wilmots. “Les Diables Rouges” were one of the hot favourites in the UEFA Euro 2016 in France. They started pretty well, but despite having an early lead with a Radja Nainggolan screamer, they were knocked out by Wales in the quarter-final stage.

Story and Strength of the Team: As it has been said earlier, Belgium has one of the most balanced sides on the planet. It should be added that not only is their first XI strong, but they also have a solid group of reserve players. So, Martinez, the former Everton boss, will have so many options to rotate during the tough and long competitions. The likes of Thibaut Courtois and Simon Mignolet are their shot-stoppers.

Both of them have good reputations in England’s top flight. They have got a solid defence consisting of Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Vincent Kompany, and Thomas Meunier. Their midfield is a combination of creativity and physical strength, with the likes of Fellaini, Radja, and Witsel in it. The attack is full of superstars. Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Carrasco, Romelu Lukaku, and Dries Mertens are proven and can change the direction of the game in their team’s favour.