Herve Renard: The Coach Who Beat Argentina, Denies Belgium Links

• Herve Renard has rejected reports that he has submitted an application to be Belgium's manager
• It has earlier been reported that Renard was among the candidates for the job alongside Thierry Henry
• Henry had also maintained he had not submitted his name despite getting the backing of Romelu Lukaku

Herve Renard had reportedly emerged as a strong contender to take over from Roberto Martinez as the new Belgium Head Coach. Renard has however denied claims that he has submitted his name for consideration.

Renard rose to stardom in 2015 after he became the first coach to win the Africa Cup of Nations with two different countries. He then masterminded a shock 2-1 Saudi Arabian victory over Argentina last year at the World Cup.

GFF had reported that the French tactician was on the shortlist alongside current assistant coach Thierry Henry. Through his official Twitter account, Renard explained that he had not submitted his name.

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"The news suggesting I presented a proposal to coach the Belgium National team is totally false."

Henry has already gotten backing from Romelu Lukaku, the country's lead striker. The legendary Arsenal and Barcelona striker was beside Martinez as Belgium finished third in Russia 2018 and dominated FIFA rankings for nearly four years.

Martinez stepped aside after a disastrous World Cup campaign that saw the Red Devils exit from the group stage. The former Everton coach has since taken over as the new Portugal boss.

The new head coach will have to get a new captain after Eden Hazard retired from international duty after the World Cup.

He will also have to deal with massive cracks within the squad that affected the squad in Qatar after Kevin De Bruyne's comments.

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How Martinez fumbled with Belgium

Sports Brief has previously reported that Belgium's 'Golden Generation' fell short of winning another major title, with a shocking group stage exit at the 2022 World Cup.

Martinez's side was outclassed but survived against Canada, were embarrassed by Morocco, and then frustrated by Croatia. The Spanish manager has since resigned with nothing to show, save for the long periods the Red Devils were on top of the FIFA rankings.

But before last year, the signs were on the wall, with Belgium failing to bring a dominant team to Qatar unlike in 2018 - their bronze year.