De Bruyne may miss Belgium games for birth of child

FILE PHOTO: Soccer - Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne during the warm up before the Carabao Cup final v Aston Villa - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - March 1, 2020 REUTERS/David Klein

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Kevin De Bruyne may miss Belgium’s opening game of the Nations League on Saturday with his wife set to give birth to their third child, team officials said on Wednesday.

De Bruyne did not join up with the rest of the squad when they assembled in Belgium on Tuesday to prepare for matches against Denmark in Copenhagen on Saturday and then Iceland in Brussels next Tuesday.