Belgium coach Marc Wilmots was forced to leave out injured captain Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne from his squad for this month's friendly against Portugal.Bjorn Engels received a first call-up in Soul Worker Dzenai place of Kompany, who suffered a calf injury while playing for Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.Hazard's younger brother
Thorgan returns to the squad as cover for De Bruyne's attacking position. Vincent Kompany last played for Belgium back in October and will miss their friendly against Portugal RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Strip show! How do Germany, France, Italy and Co's kits...
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could be out for the... Champions League draw: Manchester City face PSG in... Raheem Sterling: People send me snake emojis on Instagram... Share this article Share Wilmots told a press conference that Axel Witsel will captain the team, who top the FIFA rankings, as Kompany and vice captains Hazard and Vertonghen will all be absent.After announcing his squad, the Belgium boss paid tribute to his injured captain'[Kompany] shed a tear when we spoke on the phone and will miss between five and eight weeks.
This injury is a setback, a twist of fate. Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard and cheap poe currency Jan Vertonghen are all missing through injury for Marc Wilmots side 'He's a great pro, he is mentally strong and he is our captain. 'He will do everything to be [at the Euros.'Chelsea prospect Charly