BELGIUM’S World Cup stars have been handed a boost... with their WAG’s granted permission to give them a mid-tournament visit.
The Red Devils will be locked away at a hotel during next month’s finals in Qatar .
Thibaut Courtois is engaged to model Mishel GerzigKevin De Bruyne will be joined by wife Michele LacroixBrighton ace Leandro Trossard is married to Laura HilvenAxel Witsel has been married to wife Rafaella Szabo since 2015But the Belgian FA has allowed the players’ partners and families to visit them for a night after their second Group F game against Morocco on November 27.Head coach Roberto Martinez has approved the plan, in contrast to former boss Marc Wilmots â who favoured keeping his players away from their partners.
Martinez is due to announce his 26-man squad on November 11.
The families invite will likely benefit Manchester City talisman Kevin de Bruyne , Brighton ace Leandro Trossard and Leicester quartet Youri Tielemans, Wout Faes, Timothy Castagne and Dennis Praet.
Belgium captain Eden Hazard and fellow ex-Premier League stars Thibaut Courtois , Michy Batshuayi, Simon Mignolet and Toby Alderweireld are also set to welcome the morale-boosting decision.
The squad will be based at the luxury Hilton Salwa Beach Resort on the Persian Gulf.
Courtois and Mishel got engaged earlier this yearCourtois popped the question to the stunning Mishel while the couple holidayed on a luxury yachtMishel has 630,000 followers on InstagramDe Bruyne and Michele got married in 2017Witsel’s wife Rafaella has cheered on Belgium in the pastThe wives and girlfriends will have to make their own travel arrangements, with the Belgian FA refusing to charter a plane for them.In contrast the Danish FA made headlines earlier this month by banning their players’ partners from the finals .
But England’s WAG’s are poised to be out in force at the Qatar showpiece.
As exclusively revealed by SunSport, partners of the Three Lions are set to stay on a luxury £1billion cruise liner docked in Doha.
It includes six pools, 14 ocean-view jacuzzis, dodgem cars, salons, boutiques, restaurants, bars and the longest dry-slide at sea.
The Belgium squad are staying at the luxury Hilton Salwa Beach ResortThey will be joined by the WAG’s for one night onlyDe Bruyne and Co will stay in fancy roomsThe hotel is right on the beach
