The Stuttgart midfielder is not fit enough and left the selection, the Belgian Football Union said on Monday evening. Mangala, 23, was one of the two neophytes in Roberto Martinez’s selection for the start of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, with Albert Sambi Lokonga (Anderlecht).

The Red Devils will face Wales on Wednesday in Leuven, the Czech Republic on Saturday in Prague and Belarus on Tuesday March 30 in Leuven as part of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.