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05 April 2021, 15:48

Belarus' football coach leaves post after Belgium defeat

MINSK, 5 April (BelTA) - The Belarusian Football Federation and head coach of the Belarusian national football team Mikhail Markhel made a mutual decision to terminate the contract. The Belarusian Football Federation thanks Mikhail Markhel for cooperation and wishes him success in his future career, BelTA learned from the federation.

Last week, Belarus suffered its heaviest ever defeat against Belgium, 0-8, in an away match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

After this fiasco the Belarusian Football Federation received a lot of requests from fans with demands to take measures to prevent such results and to resolve the situation. The federation said that the defeat in Belgium hurt the image of the Belarusian football, because the performance of the national team shows the status of the development of the sport in the country.

The federation believes that the responsibility along with the coach is also on the players, who did not show their fighting spirit in the game against the Belgians.

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