Belgium Team Profile for FIFA World Cup 2022: The FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to kick off from 20th November to 18th December 2022 in Qatar. There are a total of 32 teams that will be locking horns in the mega event. This is for the very first time that the World Cup will be played in an Arab country.


Belgium is a strong contender in the competition and is currently placed in the 2nd position in the rankings.  As far as the records are concerned, Belgium has the reputation for being the World Cup choker. Over the years, they come as favorites but they always crumble under pressure. In the 2018 World Cup semifinal, they lost to France.  Belgium has the best goalkeeper in the world and also the best midfielder that are Thibaut Courtois and De Bruyne, so there are chances that they can seal the trophy this time. Belgium is placed in Group F alongside Croatia, Canada, and Morocco.


Belgium Squad:


Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers), Matz Sels (Racing Strasbourg).


Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Al Duhail), Dedryck Boyaya (Hertha Berlin), Timothy Castagne (Leicester City), Hannes Delcroix (Anderlecht), Jason Denayer (Olympique Lyonnais), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge),  Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), Zinho Venheusden (Genoa), Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).


Midfielders: Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge), Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderes), Thomas Foket (Stade Reims), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund), Dennis Praet (Leicester City), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), Youri Tielemans (Leicester City), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).


Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Besiktas), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha Berlin), Leandro Trossard (Brighton & Hova Albion), Yari Verschaeren (Anderlrcht).


Captain: Eden Hazard


Coach: Roberto Martinez


2022 FIFA World Cup | Belgium’s complete schedule (IST)


Belgium vs Canada Nov 24at 00:30 (IST)


Belgium vs Morocco Nov 27 at 18:30 (IST


Belgium vs Croatia Dec 1 at 20:30 (IST)


2022 FIFA World Cup Live Telecast In India


The live broadcast rights of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in India are with Viacom18 (that's Sports18 and Sports18 HD for TV viewers), while the live streaming of the tournament will be available for free on JioCinema.