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BRUSELS : Belgium have called up Ameen Al-Dakhil and Michy Batshuayi as cover for their Nations League playoff against Ukraine as coach Rudi Garcia prepares for players withdrawing because of injury, the Belgian football association said on Tuesday.
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois joined up with his national team for the first time in 22 months on Monday, ending his self-imposed exile in a return which has met with criticism from former internationals.
Rudi Garcia announced Friday his 26-man squad for Belgium's Nations League play-off tie against Ukraine, which included Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for the first time since June 2023. In self-exile following a disagreement with then coach Domenico Tedesco after not being named captain for a match against Austria, Courtois will once again pull on Belgian colours. It is an inclusion that many expected after the 32-year-old stated his desire to return when Garcia was appointed as new head coach in January. The 61-year-old Frenchman said during his press conference Friday he had "decided to start afresh" as regards the star shot-stopper.
Thibaut Courtois siap kembali membela Timnas Belgia usaiusai Domenico Tedesco dipecat dari kursi pelatih. Ia sebelumnya sempat berseteru dengan Tedesco.
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is available for selection for the national team again and expected to make his return next month, he said.
New Belgium coach Rudi Garcia believes the signs are positive for a return to the national team for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has not featured for the side since June 2023 following a dispute with former coach Domenico Tedesco.
BRUSSELS : Belgium has hired Frenchman Rudi Garcia as the coach of the men's national soccer team, a week after firing Domenico Tedesco following a series of disappointing results.
Belgium's football association on Friday announced the sacking of national team coach Domenico Tedesco after disappointing performances at Euro 2024 and in the Nations League. "Unfortunately, the Red Devils did not perform as we hoped at Euro 2024, just as they did in the next Nations League campaign," the football association (RBFA) said on their website. Tedesco was appointed in February 2023 to replace Roberto Martinez and rebuild the squad as the country's "golden generation" departed. Tedesco's team qualified for Euro 2024 but were eliminated in the last 16 by France, who then beat Belgium twice more in the Nations League as the Red Devils finished third in their group.