Laurent Depoitre earns Belgium recall after impressive Huddersfield form
Friday 3 November 2017 13:28, UK
Striker Laurent Depoitre has broken back into the Belgium national side after his impressive Premier League performances for Huddersfield.
The 28-year-old, who only has one cap for his country earned against Andorra in 2015, has scored two goals in seven league games since a summer move from Porto.
He replaces injured Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke, who has not played since September because of a knee problem and is one of three key players missing for the friendlies against Mexico and Japan.
Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld misses out because of a hamstring strain that is likely to keep him out of his club's meeting with Palace, live on Super Sunday this weekend, while Manchester City's Vincent Kompany is still suffering from calf problems.
Jordan Lukaku comes back into the squad in place of the injured Alderweireld, while Watford's Christian Kabasele continues in place of Kompany.
Former Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj, who signed for Real Sociedad in the summer, has also returned to the squad after almost three years of being overlooked. He last picked up a cap against Wales in November 2014.
Janujaz has been drafted in because United's Marouane Fellaini is suffering from a knee problem and out of contention, while Roma's Radja Nainggolan also returns after his impressive recent form in Serie A and the Champions League.
Full squad: Koen Casteels, Thibault Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Matz Sels; Dedryck Boyata, Laurent Ciman, Leander Dendoncker, Christian Kabasele, Jordan Lukaku, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen; Nacer Chadli, Kevin de Bruyne, Steven Defour, Mousa Dembele, Adnan Januzaj, Radja Nainggolan, Youri Tielemans, Axel Witsel; Michy Batshuayi, Laurent Depoitre, Eden Hazard, Thorgan Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Kevin Mirallas, Divock Origi