Coach Domenico Tedesco has announced the Belgian squad to participate in EURO 2024 and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is not among the players going to Germany.

Belgium national team announces “unique” EURO roster

On the afternoon of May 28, the list of Belgian players participating in EURO 2024 was announced. The Belgian Football Federation announced the selected players in a rather unique way. Specifically, the faces of these EURO players are painted on many different locations across the country.

The faces of De Bruyne, Doku and their teammates were drawn with black pencil on the walls of houses, at subway stations, under bridges or even in the stands of a stadium. It’s even more meaningful when the faces of the players on the Belgian team’s roster appear at a location in their hometown.

Thibaut Courtois will not attend EURO 2024

In coach Domenico Tedesco’s summon list this time, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is not present. The three goalkeepers named by coach Tedesco this time are Koen Casteels (Wolfbursg), Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town) and Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).

The Real Madrid guard has just recovered from a serious knee injury and can only play at the end of the season. Therefore, Coach Tedesco decided to give opportunities to new faces at EURO 2024.

In fact, the relationship between Courtois and the Belgian national team has deteriorated a lot since the 2022 World Cup. The goalkeeper publicly criticized coach Tedesco last June. During the call-up in the middle of last year, Courtois left the team right before the Belgium match.

Sharing about the reason for not calling Courtois, coach Tedesco said: “Thibaut understands clearly what kind of tournament EURO is. He also knows best about his body. Playing one match every three days and one match a week is different.” so many.”

Besides Courtois, the Belgian team has no notable absences. Pillars like Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukau or Jeremy Doku continue to be named. Two veteran generals Axel Witsel and Jan Vertonghen are also on the list to go to Germany.

Video announcing the EURO 2024 qualifying list of the Belgian national team