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Flamengo Dreaming of Beating Liverpool and Becoming a Global Superpower

Gini Wijnaldum could not have been happier in the Anfield mixed zone after sealing Liverpool's 5-2 victory in the Merseyside derby against Everton earlier this month.

However, the Dutch international was soon left stumped when a group of Brazilian reporters approached him to ask if he knew much about Flamengo, the Reds' potential opponent in the FIFA Club World Cup final this week in Doha, Qatar.

"No, not really. We've been on their training ground in 2014 with the national team. I know that Ronaldinho played there..." he tried to answer, moistening his lip with his tongue as he failed to name a single player from the Rio de Janeiro giants.