When Roberto Martinez was manager of Belgium, a witticism often voiced was that his fate would be determined by the technical director of the Belgian FA: a certain Roberto Martinez. Whether or not he is trigger-happy, Martinez may have sacked himself now. "I came to Portugal to win the World Cup and I think that, without winning it, there's no point in continuing," he said after Portugal departed the tournament without ever threatening to win it.
They were held by the Democratic Republic of Congo, mustering a lone shot on target. They were the worse side in drawing with Colombia. They may not have been the better one in edging past Croatia. Their elimination by Spain felt deserved, in part for the lack of ambition they demonstrated. And they were only facing Spain because their mediocre performance in the group stage cost them a seemingly easier route deeper into the tournament.
