FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Leeds United v Southampton - Elland Road, Leeds, Britain - February 23, 2021 Southampton's Che Adams in action with Leeds United's Pascal Struijk Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths E
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium has dropped plans to call up Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk for their opening World Cup qualifiers late this month, seeking to avoid any confrontation with neighbours the Netherlands, coach Roberto Martinez said.
The 21-year-old, born in Belgium but who has lived in the Netherlands since the age of three, had been earmarked for a possible call-up by Belgium and had applied for a passport last month after a discussion with Belgium's manager Martinez.
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