DOHA (AFP) – Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said he was leaving his job after his side were eliminated from the World Cup in Qatar following a 0-0 draw with Croatia on Thursday.
The 49-year-old had been in charge since 2016 and his contract was due to run out after the tournament.
“That was my last game with the national team, I can’t carry on,” Martinez said at his post-match press conference. “It’s the time for me to accept that this is the last game.”
Martinez led Belgium to a third-place finish at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals last year.
But his ageing side could not replicate that form in Qatar, crashing out after scoring just one goal in three games.
