Ces Van Nieuwenhuizen, the company's sports marketing director in Brazil, said Nike wanted a "return" for paying £300,000 to organise and promote each friendly.
So if you are a small country but fancy your chances of facing the best - Oops sorry, second best - side in the world you know whose equipment to wear.
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