The president of the Assembly of the Republic (AR), Augusto Santos Silva, highlighted on Monday the prestige of Portuguese football in the world, considering the modality as one of the areas that gives “more international projection” to the country, together with the national. equipment.
“Because I am the second figure of the State and the external action of the Portuguese State is characterized by the unity of all the sovereign political bodies, I am part of this good tradition inaugurated by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and by the president of the Government, António Costa, who will associate the main figures of the Portuguese State with the initiatives that, abroad, most honor Portugal and football is one of them”, he said.
Speaking to reporters in Doha on the sidelines of a meeting with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, Augusto Santos Silva highlighted the projection of the team on the world stage.
“For 20 consecutive years the national soccer team has qualified for the World Cup, for many years it has been part of the 10 best teams in the world. It is one of the areas in which we have more international projection, more global influence. “, he is stressed.
After the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, watched live Portugal’s debut in the 2022 World Cup, against Ghana, last Thursday, now it will be Augusto Santos Silva’s turn to attend today’s meeting, with Uruguay, in lusail.
Portugal and Uruguay will play starting at 10:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. in Lisbon), at the Estádio de Lusail, in a match for the second round of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, which will be directed by Iranian referee Alireza Faghani .
The “quinas” team, which beat Ghana (3-2) in its debut, leads the group, with three points, ahead of South Korea, Paulo Bento, and Uruguay, both with one point, while the Ghanaians, who also face the South Koreans today, follow the ‘zero’.
The 22nd edition of the World Championship will run until December 18 in Qatar.
Source: TSF
