Came on as a susbstitute in the opening game against Holland in France and kept his place for the remainder of the tournament.

Fell out of favour following Belgium's ignominious exit but some impressive recent displays at club level have seen him win his place back.

An important member of Bruges' Belgian championship-winning side of 1998, he will battle it out with Regis Genaux and Jacky Peeters for the right-back berth.