Roberto Martinez backs Belgium to handle pressure of expectancy

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has backed his players to handle the expectation on their shoulders at the Euro 2020 finals. Picture: Ian Walton/PA

Roberto Martinez has backed Belgium to deal with heightened expectation as they head into the Euro 2020 finals ranked as the best team in the world.

The Belgians finished third at the World Cup in Russia in 2018 and will return to face the hosts of that tournament in St Petersburg on Saturday evening among the favourites to lift the trophy and sitting at the top of FIFA’s ranking table.