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Hazard brothers told Michy Batshuayi he 'wouldn't touch ball' vs. Cyprus

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Eden and Thorgan Hazard jokingly told Belgium teammate Michy Batshuayi he "wouldn't touch the ball" when they played together for their country earlier this week.

The brothers were in the team for the World Cup qualifier against Cyprus on Tuesday -- the first time Chelsea star Eden and younger brother Thorgan, who plays for Borussia Monchengladbach, had both started for their country.

And speaking to reporters after both had scored in a 4-0 win, with Eden netting twice, Thorgan said: "Before the game, we had told Michy he wouldn't touch the ball because we were going to play with each other all the time.