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Courtois: \'I expect a strong Israel\'

2015-03-31 10:17:00 from:SNTV

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Israel and Belgium prepared for their Euro 2016 qualifier in Jerusalem.

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SOUNDBITE: (French) Marc Wilmots, Belgium coach:

"The two group favourites are Bosnia and Belgium - when we made the draw, at the FIFA ranking levels. Israel, though, got nine points out of nine and therefore they had a very advantageous situation. Now the 0-3 (loss to Wales) has definitely given them a blow, it's clear. That's why it's a wounded animal. They will respond. They are (playing) in front of their crowd and, therefore, I'm expecting a match with a lot of intensity where we will need to be motivated. But we have what it takes to be motivated, no matter what adversary we are up against."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Thibaut Courtois, Belgium goalkeeper

"Israel, after the nine points they had, they tried to win against Wales. They lost zero-three and I think now they want to make up to the fans because they had that loss. So I expect a strong Israel tomorrow and we are prepared for them."

SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) Eli Gutman, Israel coach:

"We are looking forward to tomorrow's game against a team that is ranked number four in the world, that I watched during the World Cup. They were better than Argentina in the quarter-finals, if I am not mistaken. We give them all the respect. We are preparing for this game and are going forward in this campaign."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Tal Ben Haim, Israel captain:

"We have a good group of players, with experience as well. They played in the last campaign. We played together maybe in the last ten games. The team was more or less, maybe, two or three changes every game, but more or less the same team played. So, obviously, they've got some experience now

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