{"id":1448635,"date":"2026-05-15T13:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1448635"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:07:48","slug":"belgium-world-cup-2026-squad-15-05-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/belgium-world-cup-2026-squad-15-05-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium World Cup 2026 squad: The Red Devils 26-man squad revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/belgium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belgium<\/a> will be looking to leave their Golden Generation tag behind as they announce a new-look squad for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 World Cup<\/a>. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rudi Garcia will lead his side to North America this summer and his 26-man squad has a good mix of youth and experience as Belgium hope to improve on the semi-final appearance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. 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It&#8217;s certainly an aging squad though, with seven players aged 33 or over. There&#8217;s plenty of youth with the likes of Jeremy Doku and Amadou Onana still to reach their peak years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belgium aren&#8217;t in the elite level when it comes to favourites to win the tournament but it&#8217;s not outside the realms of possibility that they will go on a good run. 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The Real Madrid stopper has affirmed his place as one of, if not the best, goalkeeper in world football this season and his performances will be pivotal to Belgium&#8217;s success at the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defence in front of him doesn&#8217;t look the strongest, which means that Courtois will need to be at his very best in order to keep his side competitive, especially deeper into the knockout stages where the level of opposition will rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matias-fernandez-pardo-lille\">Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only player in the Belgium squad who is yet to win a cap is Matias Fernandez-Pardo, the 21-year-old Lille attacker. 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