Belgium name squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers

Belgium coach Rene Vandereycken has announced the following 23-man squad for the Euro 2008 Group A qualifiers against Serbia and Azerbaijan.

The Belgians travel to Serbia on Saturday before entertaining Azerbaijan four days later.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Stijn Stijnen (Club Bruges), Geert De Vlieger (Zulte Waregem), Brian Vandenbussche (Heerenveen)

Defenders: Vincent Kompany (SV Hamburg), Carl Hoefkens (Stoke City), Nicolas Lombaerts (Ghent), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich), Jelle Van Damme (Anderlecht), Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht), Philippe Leonard (Feyenoord), Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax Amsterdam)

Midfielders: Steven Defour (Standard Liege), Gaetan Englebert (Club Bruges), Karel Geraerts (Standard Liege), Bart Goor (Anderlecht), Timmy Simons (PSV Eindhoven), Gaby Mudingayi (Lazio)

Forwards: Moussa Dembele (AZ Alkmaar), Stein Huysegems (Feyenoord), Luigi Pieroni (AJ Auxerre), Kevin Vandenbergh (Racing Genk), Mbo Mpenza (Anderlecht), Emile Mpenza (Al Rayyan)

Source: Xinhua