WAGs can spend a night with Belgium stars in Qatar

Thibaut Courtois and Mishel Gerzig; Kevin de Bruyne and Michele Lacroix

Belgium FA has granted permission to WAGs and families to meet their football stars mid-tournament at the Qatar World Cup next month.

According to The Sun, the Red Devils will be locked away at Hilton Salwa Beach Resort, but they have agreed to let players' partners and their families to visit them for a night after their second game against Morocco on November 27.

The team will then take a few days to recover before they gear up for their final group match against Croatia on December 1. Interestingly, in contrast to the thinking of former boss Marc Wilmots, who favoured keeping players away from WAGs, current head coach Roberto Martinez has approved the plan. Martinez is likely to name the 26-man squad on November 11.

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The families invitation could benefit Kevin de Bruyne, Leandro Trossard, Belgium captain Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Michy Batshuayi, Simon Mignolet and Toby Alderweireld. Others to welcome the decision will be Youri Tielemans, Wout Faes, Timothy Castagne and Dennis Praet.