Rudi Garcia has been appointed as Belgium 's new coach, the country's football federation said on Friday. Garcia has coached several large European clubs including Napoli, Marseille and Roma in his much-travelled career but has never managed a national side.

New Belgium coach Rudi Garcia believes the signs are positive for a return to the national team for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has not featured for the side since June 2023 following a dispute with former coach Domenico Tedesco.

The Belgian soccer federation says that it has fired men's coach Domenico Tedesco. The German-Italian manager was hired in Feb. 2023 with the goal of rebooting the Red Devils after a disappointing end of the Roberto Martínez era at the World Cup.