With Sporting watching, Rudi Garcia decides Debast's World Cup fate | OneFootball

Zeno Debast remains part of Belgium’s squad for the World Cup, despite still recovering from injury. Head coach Rudi Garcia decided to keep the Sporting defender in the final list of 26 players, choosing not to make any changes before the deadline for replacements due to physical reasons.

Even so, Debast is not expected to be an option for Belgium’s World Cup opener, scheduled for this Monday against Egypt. The centre-back is still following his recovery plan from the injury that has kept him out of action and is not yet fit to return to the pitch.

The most likely scenario is that the defender will be used in the second group-stage match. Belgium face New Zealand on the 26th, and the medical staff believe the player could be fit to feature among Rudi Garcia’s options by then.

This season, Zeno Debast - valued at €28 million - has made 24 official appearances in the Sporting shirt. The Belgium international has only

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