The Portuguese FA officially announced on Monday (9) the appointment of Martínez as the Portugal
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The leader of the team, for a period of four years, will lead the army to play in the 2024 European Cup and the 2026 World Cup, and the first thing he did when he took office was to meet with Cron, and he really knew what he was doing!
Martinez, a Spanish national, is Portugal's third foreign leader, after two previous foreign leaders.
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Brazilian Goliath led the team to the third place in the 1966 World Cup, while Brazilian Scolari led Portugal to the final of the 2004 UEFA Europa League, and finally finished as the runner-up.
Martinez, 49, began coaching Belgium in 2016, finishing third in the 2018 World Cup and taking the team to No. 1 in the world rankings for a time before leaving after the Qatar World Cup group stage exit and becoming Portugal's top-ranked player a month later.
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The team will be replacing Ferrando Santos, who is a member of the Portuguese FA. Portuguese FA President Gomes emphasized that the Martinez system
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The only team leaders they have contacted, the recent rumors of finding Moleno and Steen are not true.
The media is most interested to know, is the Martinez point with Cron, the Spanish coach said: I will meet with him (Cron), soccer is to look at the performance on the field, not in the office to decide, the Qatar World Cup 26-man roster will be the basis of the point of view of the troops, Cron play
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19 years, worthy of respect, I will pour with it.
Martinez's first match will be against Liechtenstein in March this year, followed by a second match against Luxembourg, which will be a good opportunity for Martinez and Cronje to build up their stats.