Packed with star players in Europe, Belgium arrived in Qatar as one of the strongest teams for the World Cup. However, in practice, the reality was completely different. With four points from three games, the Belgians said goodbye to the World Cup in the World Cup group stage after a goalless draw with Croatia on Thursday afternoon (1st), at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan.
A few moments after the elimination, the consequences began to be felt. The first was the departure of coach Roberto Martínez. At a press conference, the coach said that the contract was ending and the time had come for another to continue with the development of the team.
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“This was my last match as coach of the national team and I'm excited. I can't go on and I said goodbye to the players and the coaching staff. I don't know if I can keep talking. We can be proud of what this team has done so far. True Belgium fans know this', were part of his words.
Then, he finished by saying: 'I think it's time to say that it was the last game. I could have gone there for some higher team. But I wanted to go on and finish my mission,” Roberto Martinez said, ending an era of great football bur no international awards.
Responsible for the elimination of Brazil in 2018
Roberto Martínez was the coach of Belgium in 2018 and designed an extremely attacking team for the duel against Brazil, at that time also led by Tite. The victory over the Brazilian National Team in that World Cup has always been classified as one of the most important of the Belgian generation, mainly due to the rivalry created in 2002.
