Belgium call up Fellaini and Kompany

Published on: 29 September 2017

Marouane Fellaini and Vincent Kompany have been called up to Belgium's squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus.

Fellaini was injured during Manchester United's Premier League win against Southampton last weekend and missed the Champions League game against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.

"Fellaini was lucky, it could be a much worse situation," United manager Jose Mourinho said of the injury, and added that he hoped the midfielder would not be called up by Belgium as they have already qualified for the World Cup.

Kompany, meanwhile, is included in Roberto Martinez's squad despite failing to play for Manchester City since the Premier League win against Bournemouth on Aug. 26 due to injury.

However, the Belgium captain returned to training on Monday and is in contention to feature against Chelsea on Saturday.

????This is our squad list for Bosnia & Herzegovina and Cyprus ! #BIHBEL #BELCYP #RoadToRussia pic.twitter.com/aAOe0nbGAy

— BelgianRedDevils (@BelRedDevils) September 29, 2017

Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke and Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele are not included because of injury.

Belgium, the first European nation to confirm their participation at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Oct. 7 and Cyprus on Oct. 10.

Source: espn.co.uk

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