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The Belgian goalkeeper said that he would have caught up with Adnan Januzaj when the nations met in Russia.
Januzaj's goal proved to be the winner, but the result eventually helped England who ended up
Belgium faces Brazil while the Three Lions face Sweden tomorrow in their first quarter-final since 2006.
Courtois bluffed Pickford after Belgium's 1-0 win: "Their goalkeeper is 10cm smaller than me.
" I would have caught him. He was too busy throwing his legs in the air. "
Pickford's heroism in the penalty shoot-out against Colombia showed why Everton spent £ 30m to sign Sunderland last summer.
Adnan than to put Pickford in a bad light "
The father of Thibaut Courtois, Chelsea star
The backlash of the Chelsea man's comments was quick and he could be subject to boos next season.
Although Real Madrid made an offer of £ 41.5m for 26-
Courtois' father found it necessary to defend his son, claiming that his words had been taken out of context
"During this time, England they reacted very violently to Thibaut's statements about their Pickford goaltender, "he said.
"Thibaut said that he would have caught Januzaj's ball because he's measuring four inches more … interview, must have also noticed that it was a statement with a great blink of an eye.
"It was more to tease Adnan than to put Pickford in a bad light."
"But apparently they do not all have the sense of humor in England. Too bad, you can not say anything more to laugh. "
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