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Despite this, Belgium were eliminated in the group stage following a 0–2 loss to Morocco and a goalless draw with Croatia, despite having beaten Canada 1–0 in the first matchday. [76] Martinez resigned after the Croatia match, revealing that he was planning on departing Belgium after the tournament, regardless of their World Cup showing. [77]
As of 1 December 2022, coach Roberto Martínez is the most successful (permanent) manager that Belgium has ever had in statistical terms, with an average of 2.26 points per match. He achieved third place at the 2018 World Cup and kept Belgium in the number one spot on the FIFA World Ranking for over three years.
In February 2023, it was announced that Domenico Tedesco has been appointed as the new head coach of the Belgian national team, replacing Roberto Martinez on a contract lasting until the end of Euro 2024. [83] At the finals, Belgium were eliminated in the round of 16, losing 1–0 to France. [84]
Under Roberto Martinez, Belgium celebrated three straight years as Fifa's top-ranked nation, but he was unable to guide a star-studded team to a major honour. Now Portugal boss, he is again ...
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez says "redundancy made me as a manager" as he recounts his time at Motherwell.
In addition to coaching, Iftikhar has also served as a scout for Roberto Martinez at Wigan Athletic and Everton for two years at each club, [2] [5] and the Belgium national team. [ 6 ] Early life
Roberto Martínez, the current coach. The first successful manager with Portugal was a Brazilian, Otto Glória. After making himself known on the bench of Benfica in particular, he took the reins of the selection in 1964. In two years he won fifteen of the twenty matches in which he participated.
Jones is notable as being the assistant to Roberto Martínez between 2007 and 2018, with spells at Swansea, Wigan Athletic, Everton and the Belgium national team. After leaving Belgium in 2018, he worked as assistant manager to Darren Moore at West Bromwich Albion , a role he held until March 2019.