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Following the team's early exit from the World Cup, RobertoMartinez ended his tenure as Belgium coach.
After the World Cup the Spaniard was out of a job.
The Belgians went into the tournament as the world's second-ranked team.
The RedDevils were eliminated after a poor group stage in which they were defeated by Morocco and only scored one goal.
I played my last game that day. It was emotional as you can imagine.
It was made just before the World Cup. The long-term projects need to be planned in advance.
I was able to take jobs at club level. I wanted to complete the job. It's the end of my contract, so I don't resign. It was the plan.
They had to win their last group game to get into the last 16 and were held to a stalemate by Croatia.
In the period from September to March, Belgium was the top ranked country.
Six years have passed since I knew I would qualify for the World Cup. We felt we needed to give it another try because we got engaged with the people.
It has been a pleasure. I am so proud of these players. It's been six years since we joined the national team and we've been able to do everything we wanted. The team has played well.
It has made us very happy. This is the final game for me.
Three months after he was fired byEverton, the former Wigan andSwansea boss was hired.
He was in charge of leading Belgium to the top of the world rankings.
After winning the FA Cup as Wigan boss, he was appointed byEverton and played for them for many years.
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