the list of Belgium to face the Blues
The day after the announcement of Didier Deschamps ‘list for the Nations League Final Four, played in Italy from October 6 to 10, it was the Belgium coach’s turn to unveil at 12 p.m. sharp the group that s’ will fly to Turin in the next few days. To face the Blues in the semi-final, next Thursday (7/10, 8:45 p.m.), in Turin, Roberto Martinez will rely on a workforce of 24 players, including 4 goalkeepers.
To try to win a first trophy, a few months after being ousted from the Euro by Italy, at the quarter-final stage, the number one in the FIFA rankings, ahead of Brazil, England … and France, will be able to rely on its usual sizes. Absent at the last meeting, Thibaut Courtois, Jan Vertonghen, Thorgan Hazard, Yannick Carrasco, Axel Wistel, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Thomas Meunier are back.
Vermaelen, Mertens and Doku absent
On the side of our good old Ligue 1, we can note the presence of Matz Sels, the goalkeeper of RC Strasbourg and usual lining of Thibaut Courtois in the selection, and Lyon defender Jason Denayer. Currently injured, Stade Rennais winger Jérémy Doku (10 selections, 2 but) is still not present, while Stade de Reims right-back Thomas Foket (7 selections, 1 but) will not follow a second rally .
As announced by the Belgian press earlier today, the Red Devils will be deprived of Thomas Vermaelen (Vissel Kobe, 35), already absent in September for the qualifying matches against Estonia and Belarus and banned displacement due to sanitary measures in Japan. The former Arsenal had (re) become a pillar of the selection, with which he had started during the last Euro. Dries Mertens is also missing.
The calendar of the final four of the League of Nations
The group of Belgium for the final four of the League of Nations:
Guardians: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Matz Sels (RC Strasbourg), Simon Mignolet (Club Bruges)
Defenders: Jason Denayer (OL), Toby Alderweireld (Al-Duhail SC), Timothy Castagne (Leicester City), Thomas Meunier (Dortmund), Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin)
Environments : Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton), Youri Tielemans (Leicester City), Charles De Ketelaere (Club Bruges), Hans Vanaken (Club Bruges), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Axel Wistel (Dortmund)
Attackers: Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Leandro Trossard (Brighton), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), Dodi Lukebakio (Wolfsburg), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), Michy Batshuayi (Besiktas), Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid )
📝 Here are the Devils for the Final 4️⃣. ?? #DEVILTIME pic.twitter.com/1gXcD9ribn
– Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) October 1, 2021