The tragic death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva on July 3 last year has made headlines again.
Robertson, one of the former Liverpool forward’s closest friends, revealed that he received a special letter before taking the field with Scotland at the FIFA World Cup.
Advertisement
The sender? Rute Cardoso, Diogo Jota’s widow.
They shared the dream of playing in the first World Cup of their respective careers, something only the now Tottenham left-back will be able to do.
Diogo Jota would certainly have been part of Portugal’s squad, which had no trouble qualifying.
Robertson’s Scotland, meanwhile, only secured qualification in the final round by beating Denmark, with McTominay shining (he scored a bicycle kick) and McLean scoring from midfield.
It will end a six-edition drought without playing in the World Cup, as its last appearance was in 1998, in France.
Which are the best-looking? See the shirts of ALL the World Cup teams
Advertisement
They will face Brazil and Morocco in the group stage, just like in 1998.
Haiti completes Group C and will be the opponent next Saturday (13), starting at 10 p.m. (Brasília time).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
Read the full article here