Football
Belgium meet Turkey in Nations League as Van Bommel picks Doku and Moreira on the flanks
Mark van Bommel starts his second international break as Belgium coach against Turkey in the Nations League on 12 November, with Romelu Lukaku out through a hip injury and Roméo Lavia suspended.
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Mark van Bommel chooses Jeremy Doku and Diego Moreira on the flanks, leaving Mika Godts, Leandro Trossard and Dodi Lukebakio out of the starting eleven.
Romelu Lukaku stays in Belgium because of a hip injury and Roméo Lavia is suspended, so neither is in the match squad.
Mark van Bommel names Jeremy Doku and Diego Moreira on the flanks for Belgium, so Mika Godts, Leandro Trossard and Dodi Lukebakio are not in the starting line-up. Romelu Lukaku is absent after a hip injury and Roméo Lavia is suspended. The Belgian line-up is Lammens; De Cuyper, Mechele, Ngoy and Castagne; Tielemans, Raskin and De Bruyne; Doku, De Ketelaere and Moreira.
Enes Ünal returns to the Turkish starting line-up under coach Sergen Yalcin. The former NAC and FC Twente striker is named alongside Yilmaz and Akgün in attack, and the source recalls his 25-minute appearance against Wales in 2024. Belgium won the previous meeting 3-0 in October, and this is van Bommel's second duel with Turkey in the Nations League. The live coverage starts at 18.00.
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Sources and context
- Mark van Bommel
- Belgium national football coach leading the side in its second international break
- Enes Ünal
- Former NAC and FC Twente striker named in Turkey's starting line-up
- Sergen Yalcin
- Turkey national football team coach
- Jeremy Doku
- Belgian winger named on the flank in the starting eleven
- Organizations
- Manchester United F.C.
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