Likely the golden generation's last World Cup. De Bruyne, Lukaku and Courtois anchor a Garcia squad that qualified unbeaten. Tielemans captains; qualifying top scorer Malick Fofana was the headline omission.
Head coach
Rudi Garcia
Since Jan 2025
Group result
Group G (winners)
R32: vs Group A/E/H/I/J 3rd
Squad avg age
26.7
26-player squad
Squad market value
€548m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jul 1 · Seattle →
First French manager of Belgium; first international role
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid (ESP) | 33 | 109 | €15m |
| 12 | GK | Senne Lammens | Manchester United (ENG) | 23 | 2 | €35m |
| 13 | GK | Mike Penders | Strasbourg (FRA) | 20 | 0 | €25m |
| 2 | DF | Zeno Debast | Sporting CP (POR) | 22 | 26 | €28m |
| 3 | DF | Arthur Theate | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 25 | 33 | €17m |
| 4 | DF | Brandon Mechele | Club Brugge (BEL) | 32 | 9 | €2.8m |
| 5 | DF | Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) | 25 | 19 | €22m |
| 15 | DF | Thomas Meunier | Lille (FRA) | 34 | 80 | €1.5m |
| 16 | DF | Koni De Winter | Milan (ITA) | 23 | 8 | €23m |
| 18 | DF | Joaquin Seys | Club Brugge (BEL) | 20 | 5 | €20m |
| 21 | DF | Timothy Castagne | Fulham (ENG) | 30 | 63 | €8m |
| 25 | DF | Nathan Ngoy | Lille (FRA) | 22 | 4 | €25m |
| 6 | MF | Axel Witsel | Girona (ESP) | 36 | 138 | €1.2m |
| 7 | MF | Kevin De Bruyne | Napoli (ITA) | 34 | 119 | €8m |
| 8 | MF | Youri Tielemans(C) | Aston Villa (ENG) | 28 | 85 | €30m |
| 19 | MF | Diego Moreira | Strasbourg (FRA) | 21 | 3 | €25m |
| 20 | MF | Hans Vanaken | Club Brugge (BEL) | 33 | 34 | €5m |
| 22 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | Milan (ITA) | 26 | 24 | €20m |
| 23 | MF | Nicolas Raskin | Rangers (SCO) | 24 | 13 | €12m |
| 24 | MF | Amadou Onana | Aston Villa (ENG) | 24 | 29 | €45m |
| 9 | FW | Romelu Lukaku | Napoli (ITA) | 32 | 126 | €6m |
| 10 | FW | Leandro Trossard | Arsenal (ENG) | 31 | 51 | €18m |
| 11 | FW | Jérémy Doku | Manchester City (ENG) | 23 | 43 | €75m |
| 14 | FW | Dodi Lukébakio | Benfica (POR) | 28 | 30 | €15m |
| 17 | FW | Charles De Ketelaere | Atalanta (ITA) | 24 | 30 | €30m |
| 26 | FW | Matias Fernandez-Pardo | Lille (FRA) | 20 | 2 | €35m |