FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group F - Belgium v Austria - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - June 17, 2023 Belgium's Thibaut Courtois in action REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
(Reuters) - Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois joined up with his national team for the first time in 22 months on Monday, ending his self-imposed exile in a return which has met with criticism from former internationals.
Courtois has not played for Belgium since June 2023 when he had a spat with the team's coach Domenico Tedesco over the captaincy but has returned after the sacking of Tedesco and appointment in January of Rudi Garcia to replace him.
