Euro 2020: Belgium factfile
- Previous Euro performance: Five participations, best performance finalists 1980
PARIS: Factfile on Belgium ahead of Euro 2020, which starts on June 11:
Honours: None
Previous Euro performance: Five participations, best performance finalists 1980
FIFA ranking: 1st
Nickname: The Red Devils
Coach: Roberto Martinez
Star players: Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku
Main clubs: Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Standard Liege
How did they qualify: Won Group I
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Belgium v Greece (June 3)
Belgium v Croatia (June 6)
26-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid/ESP), Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge), Mats Selz (Strasbourg/FRA)
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham/ENG), Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin/GER), Jason Denayer (Lyon/FRA), Thomas Vermaelen (Vissel Kobe/JPN), Jan Vertonghen (Benfica/POR)
Midfielders: Timothy Castagne (Leicester/ENG), Nacer Chadli (Istanbul Basaksehir/TUR), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/ENG), Leander Dendoncker (Wolves/ENG), Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund/GER), Thomas Meunier (Dortmund/GER), Dennis Praet (Leicester/ENG), Youri Tielemans (Leicester/ENG), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Dortmund/GER)
Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace/GER), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace/GER), Jeremy Doku (Rennes/FRA), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid/ENG), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan/ENG), Dries Mertens (Napoli/ITA), Leandro Trossard (Brighton/ENG)
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