Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed helium volition permission his relation pursuing his team's aboriginal exit from the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar connected Thursday.
Belgium were eliminated from the radical signifier pursuing a 0-0 gully with Croatia, finishing 3rd down the Croatians and radical winners Morocco. A triumph successful their last radical lucifer would person been capable to nonstop Belgium into the circular of 16.
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"My concern is precise clear. This is the extremity for me," Martinez told a quality conference.
"Whatever the effect of this tournament, I took the determination earlier the World Cup. It's each astir agelong term. Since 2018, I could person taken galore jobs. I don't resign, it's conscionable ending similar this."
Martinez took complaint of Belgium successful 2016, succeeding Marc Wilmots. The Spaniard -- formerly manager of Everton, Wigan Athletic and Swansea City -- guided a alleged "golden generation" of Belgian endowment to a third-place decorativeness successful the 2018 World Cup and a quarterfinal elimination from Euro 2020.
Information from ESPN's Julien Laurens was utilized successful this report.
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