Thibaut Courtois insists he would ‘never mock the height of a goalkeeper’ following criticism of England’s Jordan Pickford.
Following Belgium’s 1-0 win over England in the World Cup group phase, Pickford was criticised for failing to keep out Adnan Januzaj’s winner.
Speaking after that game, Courtois had suggested his height advantage over Pickford of around four inches would have seen him save Januzaj’s shot.
"The goalkeeper is 10cm smaller than me," he told Voetball24 .
"I would have caught it. He was too busy throwing his legs in the air.