Michy Batshuayi's goals for Borussia Dortmund have seen the on-loan Chelsea striker included in Belgium coach Roberto Martinez's list of 28 players called up for the friendly with fellow World Cup qualifiers Saudi Arabia on March 27.

While he played sparingly for Chelsea, Batshuayi has slotted seamlessly into Dortmund's attack alongside Germany trio Marco Reus, Mario Goetze and Andre Schuerrle.

The 24-year-old has hit seven goals in nine games since joining Dortmund in January to fill an attacking hole left by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who joined Arsenal.

There was no place in the squad for out-of-form Crystal Palace target man Christian Benteke, but Roma bad boy Radja Nainggolan has been brought back into the fold after being excluded for poor behaviour.

Ranked by FIFA as the fourth best side in the world Belgium face England, Panama and Tunisia at the World Cup finals this summer.

Saudi Arabia will play in the opening match of the World Cup against host nation Russia.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg/GER), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/ENG), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool/ENG), Matz Sels (Anderlecht)

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham/ENG), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic/SCO), Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC/USA), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City/ENG), Jordan Lukaku (Lazio Rome/ITA), Thomas Meunier (PSG/FRA), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona/ESP), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham/ENG)

Midfield: Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang FC/CHN), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/ENG), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham/ENG), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United/ENG), Anthony Limbombe (Club Bruges), Radja Nainggolan (AS Roma/ITA), Youri Tielemans (AS Monaco/FRA), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian/CHN)

Strikers: Michy Batshuayi (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Eden Hazard (Chelsea/ENG), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United/ENG), Dries Mertens (Naploli/ITA), Kevin Mirallas (Olympiakos/GRE), Divock Origi (Wolfsburg/GER)