Hazard headlines Belgium squad for Euro 2016

Wilmots has opted to include one extra defender in his provisional squad due to a number of minor injury problems at the back, with one of the nine defenders called up expected to miss out on the final squad.

Published : May 12, 2016 17:45 IST , Burssels

In Kompany's absence, the Chelsea attacker will lead the Belgium side in the upcoming Euros.
In Kompany's absence, the Chelsea attacker will lead the Belgium side in the upcoming Euros.
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In Kompany's absence, the Chelsea attacker will lead the Belgium side in the upcoming Euros.

Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard will captain Marc Wilmots' 24-man Belgium squad for Euro 2016, with Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany missing out due to injury.

Nacer Chadli, Kevin Mirallas and Thorgan Hazard have to settle for a place on the standby list, while Steven Defour and Adnan Januzaj miss out altogether.

Wilmots has opted to include one extra defender in his provisional squad due to a number of minor injury problems at the back, with one of the nine defenders called up expected to miss out on the final squad.

Squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Jean-Francois Gillet (Mechelen)

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit st Petersburg), Jason Denayer (Manchester City, on loan at Galatasaray), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Bjorn Engels (Club Brugge), Jordan Lukaku (Oostende), Thomas Meunier (Club Brugge), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona)

Midfielders: Axel Witsel (Zenit St Petersburg), Marouane Fellaini (Liverpool), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham), Radja Nainggolan (Roma)

Attackers: Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Michy Batshuayi (Marseille), Christian Benteke, Divock Origi (Liverpool), Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Atletico Madrid)

Standby: Nacer Chadli (Tottenham), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Laurens De Bock (Club Brugge), Guillaume Gillet (Nantes), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Kevin Mirallas (Everton), Matz Sels (Gent)

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