BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An inexperienced Belgium beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in a friendly on Tuesday, overcoming a poor start and requiring an alert keeper as coach Roberto Martinez tested options ahead of the World Cup.
Goals from Hans Vanaken, Leandro Trossard and Christian Benteke secured the win for Martinez, who had chosen to leave out all players with at least 50 caps, meaning the likes of Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku were missing.
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