Portugal Starts World Cup Qualification with Emotional Victory

A minute’s silence for Diogo Jota, a greeting from Cristiano ronaldo towards the sky – and a civil victory: Portugal starts the World Cup qualification confidently.

Cristiano Ronaldo looked up and stretched out both index fingers. There, the superstar and the entire Portuguese national football team felt that their late teammate Diogo Jota had been accomplished in his own way.

How else would this unearthly coincidence begin at the start of the World Cup qualification in Armenia?

In the sign of 21

For national League winner Portugal, Jota ran with number 21. Well, in the first international match as the fatal car accident of the Liverpool striker and his brother André Silva, Superstar Ronaldo scored the goal for the meantime 2:0 – of all things in the 21st minute.

Before that, the Portuguese had taken the lead through Bernardo Silva (2nd). João Félix (33rd) and Rafael Leão (89th) increased the lead to 4-0. Henrich Mchitarjan scored the consolation goal for Armenia in the 89th minute.

The Portuguese team showed a strong performance and a clear determination to honor their fallen teammate. The victory marks a positive start to their World Cup qualification campaign.