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Sunderland boss Poyet backing Uruguay to beat England

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is backing his native Uruguay to defeat England in their World Cup group game.

Poyet, who earned 26 caps for Uruguay as a player, admits his countrymen will do whatever it takes to get the right result against Roy Hodgson's side on June 19.

"Whatever it is, to stop you, to win the game, we do that and we are proud of that," the Sunderland manager said.

"We will play that game. We won't accept that you are better than us. I won't accept that you are better than me.

"If you're better than me, I will find a way to stop you - I'm not going to accept you're better than me because if I do, I lose."

Poyet added: "I think that's a way you win more than you lose - if you just play the game and if you are worse you lose, then you don't want to win more than me."

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