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Euro 2020 – who is Belgium’s manager? Everything you need to know about Roberto Martinez

Roberto Martinez
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Roberto Martinez will lead Belgium at Euro 2020, after they claimed maximum points to win their qualifying group.

Belgium won all 10 of their qualifying games, scoring 40 goals and conceding just three, and enter the tournament as one of the favourites.

He stayed there for four years, keeping them in the Premier League on one of the division’s lowest budgets while implementing a progressive style of play.

In Martinez’s final season, Wigan won the FA Cup, beating Manchester City 1-0 in the final at Wembley, before suffering relegation that same week.

Marc Wilmots’ failure to take a talented group of players beyond the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, where they lost to Wales, led to the appointment of Martinez later that summer.

They have consistently topped the FIFA rankings under Martinez’s leadership and will be looking to convert their excellent form into victory at a first major tournament.

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