By Aston Villa FC

Leander Dendoncker has been named in Belgium’s squad for the forthcoming 2022 World Cup.

The Aston Villa midfielder has been selected in the nation’s 26-man squad that will travel to Qatar.

Belgium are in Group F and will compete against Canada (Wednesday, November 23 ko 7pm), Morocco (Sunday, November 27 ko 1pm) and Croatia (Thursday, December 1 ko 3pm).

Dendoncker, who joined Villa in the summer, will be appearing at his second World Cup tournament having helped Belgium secure a third-placed finish in 2018.

The 27-year-old made one appearance in Russia, coming against England in the group stages, and also lined up for his country at Euro 2020.

Good luck, Leander!