Playing 'favourites' Brazil a dream for Belgium - Martinez


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 04 Jul 2018

Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Belgium vs Japan - Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia - July 2, 2018 Belgium coach Roberto Martinez before the match REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Brazil are the favourites in what Belgium coach Roberto Martinez described as a "dream match" for his players when the two countries meet in a World Cup quarter-final in Kazan on Friday.

"These two teams are constructed to score and to win matches. Against Brazil, it will not be about ball possession, but what you do with it. That's what this World Cup is all about," the Spaniard told Belgian media on Wednesday.

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