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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has tipped his country, Belgium to win the World Cup in Qatar later this year.<\/p>\n

The former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper admits that the Qatar World Cup could be the last chance of his country \u2018golden generation\u2019 to land silverware.<\/p>\n

Belgium is one of the 32 teams that will battle for the football\u2019s most coveted trophy in Qatar in November.<\/p>\n

They are drawn in Group F, alongside Canada, Morocco and Croatia, a group they have been tipped to come out top by pundits.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur objective is to fight for that title,\u201d he told El Capitan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know we have a good team, but we are talking about the World Cup, where the best of the best are going, and there are many teams with the same objective.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever happens will happen but, it\u2019s true, Belgium has one of the best teams in its history.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has tipped his country, Belgium to win the World Cup in Qatar later this year. The former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper admits that the Qatar World Cup could be the last chance of his country \u2018golden generation\u2019 to land silverware. 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