Ailing Kompany in Belgium's 23-man squad

The central defender of champions Manchester City, who is plagued by groin problems, is in the Red Devils' final squad, which coach Roberto Martinez announced on Monday.

However, Kompany could still be left out of the squad for the finals. “We still have to wait seven or eight days for Vincent,” said Martinez, “he is a leader and incredibly important to us.” The coach can replace the 24-year-old until 18 hours before the first game against Panama on June 32th.

Mertens represents Serie A Christian Benteke from Crystal Palace, however, is missing from the Belgians' 23-man squad. Radja Nainggolan from Champions League semi-finalists AS Roma was surprisingly not named in the provisional 28-man squad. With Napoli striker Dries Mertens there is only one Serie A professional in the squad.

The Belgian national team, which will also face Tunisia and England in Group G at the World Cup, is led by Premier League stars Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) and Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United). The Bundesliga is represented by Michy Batshuayi (Borussia Dortmund), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg) and Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach). - The final one Belgium's World Cup squad: Tor : Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea FC), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool FC) Abwehr : Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic Glasgow), Leander Dendoncker (RSC Anderlecht), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Thomas Meunier (Paris St. Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (FC Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur ) mittelfeld : Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Youri Tielemans (AS Monaco ), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian) Attack : Michy Batshuayi (Borussia Dortmund), Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Dries Mertens (SSC Napoli).

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Ailing Kompany in Belgium's 23-man squad

Secret favorite Belgium is still hoping for the use of its ailing Premier League star Vincent Kompany at the World Cup in Russia (June 14th to July 15th).

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