Soccer Football - World Cup - Belgium News Conference - Guchkovo Sports Complex, Moscow Region, Russia - June 25, 2018. Belgium's Jan Vertonghen during news conference. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
DEDOVSK, Russia (Reuters) - Belgium's World Cup clash against England on Thursday could feel like a Tottenham training ground for players on both sides but defender Jan Vertonghen insists there will be no joking around.
For he and Spurs club mate Toby Alderweireld on the other side of the Belgium backline, trying to stop friend and striker Harry Kane will feel "weird", said Vertonghen, who was relieved that with both sides sure to progress, the stakes were not high.
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