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Robert Hynes

Gareth Southgate could anger Roy Keane with dance moves at World Cup on one condition

Gareth Southgate has vowed to copy Brazil's dance moves - but only if England win the World Cup.

The England boss says he won't be copying his Brazilian counterpart Tite anytime soon, but that could change if his side lift the trophy.

"If we win it? Oh, that might be different!" he said. "I am quite happy to embarrass myself like anybody else at that point. But not beforehand."

READ MORE: Roy Keane claims Cristiano Ronaldo has had 'attitude issue' his whole career

Brazil angered Roy Keane with their dancing celebrations against South Korea on Monday night before the outright favourites crashed out of the tournament on Friday on penalties at the hands of Croatia.

Speaking on ITV after Monday's game, Keane said: “I don’t mind the first kind of little jig – whatever they’re doing – but they’re still doing it after that, and then the manager getting involved with it.

“I’m not happy with it, I don’t think it’s very good at all.”

And the Manchester United legend doubled down on those comments days later, adding: "I love watching Brazil, I love what they stand for, you think of the World Cup, you think of Brazil. I watched them in 1982 and loved everything about them.

Roy Keane (ITV)

"I love watching them because they're brilliant at football, not when they start dancing ten minutes after a goal's gone in or their manager starts dancing. Do you think it's okay? Really?

"You talk about the game, you talk about respect, respecting your teammates, respecting the opposition. A manager done a dance on the sideline. Are you telling me it's okay?

"Every country's got a culture. Why do you think it's okay for a manager to dance? I've never seen a manager from Brazil dancing ever.

"I love what the Brazilians do, love watching them, the football [they played] in the first half was fantastic but that's my opinion. I'm entitled to it. If you think it's okay then that's fine. You're obviously wrong. I don't get it.

"He's got an opposition manager ten yards from him and you have to watch that. The game is about respect as well."

One can only guess what Keane's reaction would be to Southgate busting some moves in Qatar...

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