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Belgium

Group GFIFA Ranking #9UEFA

Coach

Rudi Garcia

World Cup Appearances

14

Best Finish

Third place (2018)

Training Base

Renton, Washington

Seattle Sounders FC Performance Centre

Complete Team Guide

Belgium's 26-man World Cup squad is built around Kevin De Bruyne's renaissance at Napoli, a surprise De Bruyne–Lukaku club reunion, and a new attacking generation that has outgrown the golden-era shadow. Axel Witsel, 36, is included. Thibaut Courtois is back. The Red Devils are dark horses with real teeth.

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Belgium World Cup 2026 Group

What group is Belgium in for World Cup 2026? Belgium is in Group G at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Follow the group fixtures, standings, and knockout path from the Group G page.

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Road to 2026

Belgium qualified for World Cup 2026 and now head into another major tournament with the familiar blend of proven talent and unresolved questions. FIFA's UEFA coverage included Belgium among the teams that reached the finals in November 2025, and the squad still has enough quality to trouble anyone, even if the context around it now feels less like a golden generation and more like a transition with elite remnants.

Key Players

Kevin De Bruyne

Midfielder

Manchester City

De Bruyne remains the player who can elevate Belgium from competent to elite whenever the game opens up enough for his passing range to matter.

Romelu Lukaku

Forward

Napoli

Lukaku's hold-up play and finishing still give Belgium a direct attacking route that many top nations envy.

Jeremy Doku

Winger

Manchester City

Doku supplies the dribbling threat that keeps Belgium from becoming too static around the box.

Amadou Onana

Midfielder

Aston Villa

Onana's physicality and coverage are central if Belgium want enough stability to support all their creative players.

Loïs Openda

Forward

RB Leipzig

Openda gives Belgium pace and depth-running that can complement Lukaku rather than simply duplicate him.

Official WC 2026 Squad

26 playersRead our squad analysis →

Goalkeepers

GK

Thibaut Courtois

Real Madrid

GK

Maarten Penders

Strasbourg

GK

Senne Lammens

Manchester United

Defenders

DEF

Arthur Theate

Eintracht Frankfurt

DEF

Brandon Mechele

Club Brugge

DEF

Noah Ngoy

Lille

DEF

Koni De Winter

AC Milan

DEF

Zeno Debast

Sporting CP

DEF

Maxim De Cuyper

Brighton

DEF

Joren Seys

Club Brugge

DEF

Thomas Meunier

Lille

DEF

Timothy Castagne

Fulham

Midfielders

MID

Nicolas Raskin

Rangers

MID

Axel Witsel

Girona

MID

Hans Vanaken

Club Brugge

MID

Kevin De Bruyne

Napoli

MID

Youri Tielemans

Aston Villa

MID

Amadou Onana

Aston Villa

Attackers

ATT

Alexis Saelemaekers

AC Milan

ATT

Jeremy Doku

Manchester City

ATT

Charles De Ketelaere

Atalanta

ATT

Mathis Fernandez Pardo

Lille

ATT

Romelu Lukaku

Napoli

ATT

Dodi Lukebakio

Benfica

ATT

Diego Moreira

Strasbourg

ATT

Leandro Trossard

Arsenal

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Match Schedule

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Group Stage - Group G
2026-06-15
Group Stage - Group G
2026-06-21
Group Stage - Group G
2026-06-26
Round of 32
2026-07-01
2 - 2AET 3 - 2
Round of 16
2026-07-06
12:00 PM