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BRUSSELS – Belgian footballers will play in the World Cup for the third time in a row and a total of 14 times in history. They definitely secured a place for next year’s championship in Qatar with Saturday’s domestic victory 3: 1 over Estonia, after which they are sure of the first place in the qualifying E-group. The second Wales loses five points to the FIFA leaderboard before the final round and has no chance of overtaking him.

Since 2016, when Roberto Martinez took the helm, the Belgians have won their group twice in three qualifiers. The current generation of players around Romel Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne are eager to win the title at a big event. “We are in a situation where we have to win every match. The world expects it from us. Of course, it puts extra pressure on us. I am very happy that my players deal with it. They always go to the maximum. In clubs, they are in different situations, but in the national team, they all go in one direction. Their heads are well set up. It’s not as obvious as anyone might think. ” Martinez emphasized.

Under his leadership, the Belgians dominate the qualifications. They competed at EURO 2020 as the first team of all participants, when they did not lose a point in qualifying. They also secured a ticket for next year’s mundial before the final match in the group. “Under my leadership, we have won 25 of the 27 qualifying matches. We should be happy about that. We should celebrate the results in this qualification, it is not easy to achieve such a balance.” Martinez added.

The bronze medalists from the 2018 World Cup played weakened against Estonia when they did not play Romel Lukak, Mitcha Batshuay and Touri Tielemans due to injuries. Christian Benteke came on, Lukaku had to make a substitution after 11 minutes. “I know that as a striker I am only the third choice, but I will not give up. I believe that I will fit tightly into the World Championship squad.” according to AFP, the scorer of the first goal of the home team.

At the beginning of the second half, the Belgians were already two goals behind Yannick Carrasco. In the 70th minute, the overseas DC United player Erig Sorga slightly dramatized, but four minutes later, he decided the victory by Thorgan Hazard. “I’m not happy with our performance, but I can’t complain about the result,” said the scorer of the only Estonian goal. “When we reduced to 1: 2, we were back in the game, but then we didn’t invent anything.” added Sorga.

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In Qatar to improve the maximum

For Belgium, participation in Qatar will be the fourteenth at the World Cup. He will try to improve his best position, the maximum so far is advancing to the semifinals (1986, 2018). In the final match of the qualifying group, he will meet Wales on Tuesday, who defeated Belarus 5: 1 on Saturday. Wales will fight for the second place indirectly with the Czech Republic, which lags behind Bale et al. by three points and will welcome the Estonians to Letná on Tuesday. Regardless of the result, the Czechs already have the security of the playoffs, they secured it thanks to last year’s championship in group B2 of the League of Nations.

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