Not too old Martínez hits back over De Bruyne fear
The Guardian|November 28, 2022
Roberto Martínez denied Belgium had been distracted by Kevin De Bruyne's claim they are too old to win the World Cup but conceded his team played with fear in their surprise defeat by Morocco.
Andy Hunter
Not too old Martínez hits back over De Bruyne fear

In a revealing interview with the Guardian published on Saturday, the Belgium playmaker said the team ranked second in the world had "no chance" of winning the World Cup because "we're too old".

De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and company were poor for a second successive game in Qatar, where late goals from Romain Saïss and substitute Zakaria Aboukhlal brought Morocco only their third victory at a World Cup.

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