Trossard withdraws from Belgium team ahead of friendlies versus USA and Mexico

Trossard has chosen to skip the upcoming friendly encounters with the World Cup co-hosts United States in Atlanta this Saturday and Mexico in Chicago on March 31.

The Arsenal striker has just returned from a hip problem, and after discussions with his club, they agreed to exclude him from the call-up, allowing him to focus on his ongoing recovery in London, as announced by the Belgian football federation on Monday.

Club Brugges captain Vanaken remains sidelined by a hip injury and will also miss these two preparatory fixtures for the World Cup.