MOSCOW, June 23 -- The Belgium team is still growing, and there is room for improvement, said its coach Roberto Martinez after the team just achieved a devastating 5-2 victory over Tunisia in World Cup Group G match in the Spartak Stadium here on Saturday afternoon.
This is the first time Belgium have registered five goals in a World Cup match. Belgium, with a win over Panama in its opening match, stand on top of the group with six points while England will play Panama on Sunday in their second round group match.
"Today it is a game that suits our style," Martinez said. "You need to give huge credit to Tunisia. The way they set to play a game, they wanted to win from the beginning, they wanted to press really high. I think the credit that we deserve is we took the opportunities well. But...we are still growing and there are things that we need to do better."
Belgium's first goal came soon when captain Eden Hazard converted a penalty. Then Romelu Lukaku doubled the lead 10 minutes later. The Carthage Eagles responded with fiercer attack, with midfielder Wahbi Khazri clipping in a free-kick while Dylan Bronn nodding it into the bottom right.
"I don't think we kept the ball well enough," said the 44-year-old coach who was a former English league midfielder. "In certain moments that with a two-goal lead, we probably should have controlled a little bit better."
But he saw improvement of the team. "The understanding between players is really really good. We are still in a process," he said.
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