The Red Devils are fixed. Friday, Rudi Garcia unveiled his list of 26 players selected for the 2026 World Cup with Belgium. Despite an impressive season with 17 goals and 14 assists under the colors of Ajax Amsterdam, promising left winger Mika Godts will not be traveling.
The young left winger will ultimately not participate in the World Cup. A decision difficult to understand for many Belgian observers, while the player is followed by several major European clubs such as Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Leipzig, Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.
A choice that does not pass
His absence caused a huge reaction in Belgium, especially since few imagined Rudi Garcia doing without such an offensive profile. According to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, this decision would be mainly linked to the management of the group. The staff fears that Mika Godts, pure left winger and announced understudy of Jérémy Doku, will have difficulty experiencing little playing time during the competition, which could affect the balance of the locker room.
A justification which does not convince some of the supporters. On social networks, many regret a choice considered too radical, some believing that a rotation would have made it possible to integrate the player without weakening the collective. “ So given that Doku has ten years in the selection, Godts will never be called up? »we can read in particular, while others point out that better management of the squad would have allowed the young winger to have playing time against more affordable opponents like Iran or New Zealand.
