Benteke responded to missing out on the Belgium team for three years: From a football perspective alone, I am fully qualified to be selected.

6686 Sports News on November 13 In an interview with the Belgian Southern News Agency, Benteke, who has been out of the Belgian national team for more than three years, said that from a football perspective alone, he is fully qualified to be selected for the national team.

The 34-year-old Benteke is still in excellent competitive form in the MLS. He has scored 49 goals for Washington United. But since March 29, 2022, Benteke has never worn the Belgian national team uniform again. Although Lukaku is injured, the national team is lacking his type of striker.

In this regard, Benteke himself was a little disappointed, "To be honest, I don't understand why I was not called up," He said confusedly, "It may be the choice of the coach and the type of players he prefers. This is the only explanation I can give, because from a football perspective alone, I am fully qualified to be selected for the national team. But on the other hand, football is also a sport that is greatly affected by public opinion."

"At first I thought the league we were in was The key factor, but it was later discovered that this was not the case. Alderweireld was still called up when he played in Qatar; the same was true when Carrasco played in Saudi Arabia. So, I am not blaming anyone, but the league level is not the decisive factor."

"The MLS, as a league competition, receives too little attention." He highlighted the crux of the problem, "We're overlooked just because we're 'just' a league in America. The lack of exposure is also a reason because no one sees what we do here every day. So it's definitely a little frustrating," Benteke said. He has not heard from or communicated with the national team coach since Roberto Martinez. "Domenico Tedesco and Rudi Garcia, I have never met them or even spoken to them."

"But I have never been too obsessed with a place in the national team," Benteke added, without any resentment in his heart. "So I said clearly and firmly that I would still like to play for the national team. If not, it would be illogical. As long as I am still playing football, I will maintain this attitude. But as I said, I will not be anxious about it anymore."