Victorious Portugal Pay Emotional Tribute To Jota

Portugal paid a touching tribute to Diogo Jota at the end of their remarkable World Cup victory against Croatia.
It is a year since Jota, while a Liverpool player, died in a car accident in Spain, 11 days after marrying his long-term partner Rute Cardoso. His brother Andre Silva was also killed in the accident on 3 July 2025.
BBC Sports reports that at the end of Portugal’s drama-filled 2-1 win to set up a last-16 tie against Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo put on a special ’21’ shirt in Jota’s memory before the squad came together with the shirt held aloft.
Before the game, towards the end of Portugal’s national anthem, Jota’s picture appeared on the big screen in Toronto, and was greeted...