Watch: No fear: Belgium refuse to take "easy path"

After a surreal night on the Baltic where England struggled to contain their satisfaction with a defeat that offers them an easier path to the final, Belgium are trusting that World Cup fortune will favour the brave.

The last time this "golden generation" of Red Devils thought they had a soft draw they blew it, coach Roberto Martinez said. So now, they are ready to face anyone, after Japan next Monday.

Their 1-0 win and Group G top spot secured in Kaliningrad by a curling Adnan Januzaj strike has pitched them into the half of the knockout draw featuring Brazil, France and Argentina.

With defending champions Germany out, England's half features only Spain among past winners.

But Martinez, who before the game had said winning was not a priority and made nine changes to his line-up, refused to look at the outcome that way and emphasised the vagaries of football.

"I don't think you can plan the ideal scenario," the Spaniard said, noting the travails of Germany and other top teams so far. "I don't think that in the World Cup you can be successful by trying to hope to get an easy path.

"We saw that in the Euros two years ago."

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