With English Premier League stars such as Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, and Kevin Mirallas all being of Belgian nationality, a substantial number of Premier League players were always expected to feature in the Red Devils' World Cup squad.
About three weeks, coach Marc Wilmots announced Belgium's 30-man provisional squad for the trip to Brazil. It consisted of a whopping 11 EPL stars.
Alongside Eden Hazard of Chelsea, Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku, and Kevin Mirallas, who else made the cut?
Arsenal skipper Thomas Vermaelen, Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen, Moussa Dembele, and Nacer Chadli, and Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini all received a call-up.
Young Manchester United starlet Adnan Januzaj also made it into the team, after ignoring speculated interest from England's Three Lions.
Here is how Belgium's 30-man provisional squad looked like
Four North London stars feature as, starting from the right, Vermaelen, Chadli, Vertonghen, and Dembele all made the cut
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However, Aston Villa's Christian Benteke will miss the World Cup as the Belgian striker is still sidelined from a ruptured achilles tendon that he picked up in training, early in April.
Belgium's final 23-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Sammy Bossut
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Anthony Vanden Borre, Daniel Van Buyten, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Thomas Vermaelen, Nicolas Lombaerts, Laurent Ciman
Midfielders: Axel Witsel, Marouane Fellaini, Steven Defour, Moussa Dembélé, Nacer Chadli, Kevin De Bruyne
Forwards: Romelu Lukaku, Divock Origi, Eden Hazard, Kevin Mirallas, Dries Mertens, Adnan Januzaj
