Belgium announces provisional squad for EURO 2024

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Belgium confirmed 25 names for their squad to travel to Germany for EURO 2024 on Tuesday.

Fenerbahce's Michy Batshuayi, who scored 24 goals this season, was not called up to the national team by manager Domenico Tedesco.

Another notable absentee is Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee last summer.

In the first group match, Belgium will travel to Frankfurt, where they will face Slovakia on June 17.

Five days later, the Red Devils will take on Romania in Cologne and Ukraine is the opponent in the last group clash on June 26, which will be held in Stuttgart.

Here is the squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg), Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town), Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)

Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Wout Faes (Leicester City), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennais), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Al Shabab), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Orel Mangala (Lyon), Amadou Onana (Everton), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Arthur Vermeeren (Atlético Madrid), Aster Vranckx (vfL Wolfsburg)

Forwards: Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Romelu Lukaku (Roma), Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla), Lois Openda (RB Leipzig), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).