Belgium kicked off their 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar with a narrow 1-0 win against Canada on Thursday evening.
Roberto Martinez’s side have been placed alongside Croatia, Morocco and Canada in Group F.
The Red Devils ave one of the best and strongest teams at the 2022 World Cup and are expected to go far in the competition.
Belgium got off to a good start, at least results-wise, with a 1-0 victory over North American side Canada.
Former Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, now at Fenerbahce, scored the only goal for the European team in the 44th minute.
It was not a particularly great performance from Belgium, and former Everton boss Martinez is aware of that.
Martinez said: “Canada deserved to be better than us in the way they played. I think the result reflects the things that we had to do and the way we defended for each other and took our chance.
“It’s a win and we need to play better and to grow. We’ve been here five days, we have to grow with these games. Many top teams are losing games.
“This tournament is going to make you develop and grow as the tournament goes on. If you do that by winning games, it’s an incredible advantage.
“Today we didn’t win by our normal talent and quality on the ball, but you don’t win in the World Cup if you don’t do the other side of the game.
“We need to be realistic, we need to play well but when a team can win without playing well, it’s a lot to build on.”
