The Belgian Football Federation presented the official application of the national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Head coach Rudy Garcia selected 26 athletes to prepare for the tournament.

The following have reached the Belgian collection warehouse for the 2026 emergency:.

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Senne Lammens (Manchester United), Mike Penders (Strasbourg).

Zahisniks: Timothy Castagne (Fulgem), Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon), Maxime De Cuyper (Brighton), Coni de Winter (Milan), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Thomas Meunier (Lille), Nathan Ngoy (Lille), Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), Arthur Theate.

Players: Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Girona).

Forwards: Charles de Ketelare (Atalanta), Jeremie Docou (Manchester City), Mathias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (Strasbourg), Alexis Saelemaekers (Milan), Leandro Trossard.

In the group stage, the Belgians will play against Egypt, Iran and New Zealand.

Earlier, Bosnia and Herzegovina announced the remaining stock for the 2026 World Cup.