The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, “warmly congratulated” this Wednesday on the “unprecedented step in Portuguese sport” taken by the Portuguese women’s football team in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup.
“The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, warmly congratulates the women’s national team that has just qualified for the final stage of the World Cup, in an unprecedented step in Portuguese sport,” said the head of state.
In a note to Lusa’s desk, it mentions that “the president, as he did with the men’s teams, will receive it in Belém”, no date brought forward yet for this reception at his official residence, in Lisbon.
Costa and Santos Silva pay tribute to the historic performance of the Portuguese national team
Prime Minister António Costa also praised the Portuguese team’s “unprecedented qualification” for the Women’s World Cup.
“Historical! Portugal beats Cameroon and guarantees an unprecedented qualification for the Women’s World Cup. Congratulations on the enormous achievement!”, greeted the head of government in a publication on the social network Twitter.
Historic! Portugal beats Cameroon and guarantees unprecedented qualification for the Women’s World Cup.
Congratulations on the huge achievement!#FIFAWWC #VesteBandeiraAntonio Costa (@antoniocostapm) February 22, 2023
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, also congratulated the Portuguese women’s football team on their qualification, “for the first time, for the final stage of the World Cup”.
“A great achievement for Portuguese sport and for equality in sport!” declared Santos Silva on the social network Twitter.
I greet the Portuguese women’s football team, which has just qualified for the final stage of the World Cup for the first time. A great achievement for Portuguese sport and for equality in sport! #selecaoportugal
– Augusto Santos Silva (@ASantosSilvaPAR) February 22, 2023
Montenegro expresses “great joy and pride” for the Portuguese national team
PSD president Luís Montenegro expressed “great joy and pride” for the women’s national football team and congratulated the “hard work” that led to qualification for the World Cup.
“Historical achievement this journey to the final stage of the World Cup. Great joy and pride in our women’s national football team. Congratulations to the perseverance and hard work of the athletes, technical team and FPF. Now, good World Cup!”, congratulations Luis Montenegro in the message published on the social network Twitter.
Historic achievement this journey to the final stages of the World Cup. Great joy and pride for our national women’s football team. Congratulations for the perseverance and hard work of the athletes, the technical team and the FPF. Now, good world! https://t.co/imq3gwQcwb
– Luis Montenegro (@LMontenegroPSD) February 22, 2023
The Portugal women’s football team qualified for the 2023 World Cup today by beating Cameroon 2-1 in the Group A final of the Intercontinental Play-off, in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Family ❤️ #VesteBandeira pic.twitter.com/hQ1PHLsirx
-Portugal (@selecaoportugal) February 22, 2023
A penalty scored by Carole Costa, in the 90+4 minute, sealed Portugal’s unprecedented qualification, after Cameroon’s Ajara Nchout ‘annuled’ Portugal’s opening goal, scored by Diana Gomes, in the 89th minute, scored by Diana Gomes in the 22nd minute.
Francisco Neto’s men will join the runners-up Netherlands (July 23), Vietnam (27) and the trophy holders United States (August 1), from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. Zealand.
Source: DN
