Belgium Announces 26-Man World Cup Squad — Romeo Lavia Among Notable Absentees

Belgium announced its final 26-man World Cup squad on May 15 under coach Domenico Tedesco. Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia was among the notable absentees from the Red Devils' selection. Belgium are drawn in Group G alongside Iran, New Zealand, and Egypt — they face Iran on June 21 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in one of the tournament's most politically charged group-stage fixtures given the active US-Iran conflict. Multiple other nations also announced their final squads on May 15, including Tunisia, Ivory Coast, and Haiti, as the global squad announcement window reached its peak ahead of FIFA's full publication of all 48 squads on June 2.