Three Chelsea players spending the season out on loan are competing at the FIFA 2022 World Cup, and here we look in detail at the national sides of Romelu Lukaku, Baba Rahman and Ethan Ampadu…
Belgium
Romelu Lukaku has 68 goals in 102 games for the Red Devils and is set to appear at his third World Cup, having helped a star-studded Belgian side to a bronze medal four years ago.
The rest of the squad contains plenty of familiar faces, including former Blues Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Michy Batshuayi and Thorgan Hazard.
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Bruges), Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg).
Defenders: Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp), Wout Faes (Leicester), Arthur Theate (Rennes), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), Timothy Castagne (Leicester).
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Youri Tielemans (Leicester), Amadou Onana (Everton), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid), Hans Vanaken (Club Bruges), Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund).
Forwards: Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), Leandro Trossard (Brighton), Dries Mertens (Galatasaray), Jeremy Doku (Rennes), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahce), Lois Openda (Lens).
When are Belgium’s fixtures?
Belgium v Canada, Al Rayyan, 23 November, 7pm
Belgium vs Morocco, Doha, 27 November, 1pm
Croatia vs…
