Injured Tielemans out of Belgium’s World Cup qualifiers

Published November 9, 2021 2:53 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans has been ruled out of his national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of injury. The Belgian federation says the Leicester player will miss Group E matches against Estonia later this week and at Wales on Nov. 16. Belgium will qualify for next year’s World Cup with a win over Estonia or if Wales fails to beat Belarus on Saturday.