*This story was originally published by Hockey Belgium*
The Belgian Red Lions – the national hockey team – have been selected for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, as announced this Monday afternoon. National coach Shane McLeod informed his players this morning before officially announcing his 20-man roster. These players will participate in the Hockey World Cup, which will take place from August 15th to 30th in Wavre and Amstelveen (Netherlands).
WORLD CUP SQUAD
GOAL KEEPERS
Vincent Vanasch
Simon Vandenbroucke
DEFENSE / MIDDLE
Lucas Balthazar
DEFENSE
Nicolas De Kerpel
Alexander Hendrickx
Hugo Labouchere
Arthur Van Doren
Maxime Van Oost
Tommy Willems
MIDDLE
Arthur De Sloover
Guillaume Hellin
Jack Vloeberghs
Arno Van Dessel
Victor Wegnez
ATTACK
Tom Boon
Thomas Crols
Roman Duvekot
Victor Foubert
Nelson Onana
Thibeau Stockbroekx
Shane McLeod on his squad selection: “I think we’ve selected a very balanced team. We undoubtedly have several stars from the current generation, but also several future stars, rising stars.”
The Red Panthers squad – the women’s team – will be announced in the last week of July.
