The Belgium XI To Miss Out On EURO 2016 Is Pretty Special

The likes of Thibaut Courtois, Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Radja Nainggolan, Mousa Dembele and Romelu Lukaku made Marc Wilmots' final 23-man Belgium squad for the European Championships this summer but several top players missed out.

The Belgium squad was officially released on Thursday morning as manager Wilmots had the difficult task of selecting some of the tournaments biggest names, while dropping a number of well known faces.

Notable names include Premier League duo Kevin Mirallas and Nacer Chadli, who were predicted to make the final 23 but were placed on the reserve list.

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We've assembled a pretty decent Belgium reserve side that could perform admirably in the tournament this season.

Again, we've included injured players in the squad:

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It will be interesting to see how Belgium cope without their captain Vincent Kompany during the tournament in France.

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