Qatar World Cup last-16: Knockout stages leave no more room for manoeuvre

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"There are two World Cups in one World Cup," said Belgium boss Roberto Martinez 10 days ago just after his team had scraped past Canada 1-0 in their opening game in Group F. "The first is the group phase and that needs to get you to the best level and then from that point on, it's the second World Cup." The 49-year-old Spaniard will not be at the latter competition which starts on Saturday evening at the Khalifa International Stadium with the match between the Netherlands and the United States.B

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