Nainggolan not in Belgium World Cup squad

Published on: 21 May 2018

Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne have all been included in Belgium's World Cup squad but there is no place for Roma's Radja Nainggolan.

Chelsea star Hazard, Manchester United forward Lukaku and De Bruyne of Manchester City were all named in the 28-man selection made public by national team coach Roberto Martinez on Monday.

Nainggolan, however, was a notable absentee. The midfielder -- who was only named on the reserve list for the 2014 World Cup but played in all five of the national team's Euro 2016 matches, scoring in the quarterfinal loss to Wales -- had declared last summer he was retiring from international football after being initially snubbed by Martinez.

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