Meunier roasts Belgium's new generation after Egypt draw

Meunier: "They dance all day and listen to bad music"

Thomas Meunier went in on the new generation of Red Devils and pulled no punches. Belgium drew Egypt 1–1 in their Group G opener at the 2026 World Cup, and the veteran full-back used a playful interview to make his point about the younger squad members. "They dance all day and listen to bad music," Meunier said (3). He called himself "Thomas choucroute" in the chat, the nickname coming from his love of sauerkraut.

The draw left Belgium with work to do. Iran up next on Sunday evening at 21:00 Belgian time.

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The Meunier quotes are splitting opinion among supporters. Some see a senior player rightfully calling out a lack of focus, others read it as an awkward look after a 1–1 result. A Reddit thread on the interview is picking up comments from both sides, read the discussion here.