Portugal pays tribute on first anniversary of Diogo Jota's death +

🙏🏽 Portugal pays tribute on first anniversary of Diogo Jota's death +

It was already July 3 in Portugal when the Seleção das Quinas secured its place in the FIFA World Cup round of 16.

At the end of the epic clash in Toronto, the celebration over qualification was paused for another tribute to Diogo Jota.

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The then-Liverpool forward and his brother André Silva died in a car accident on exactly a July 3, but last year.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the one responsible for holding up the number 21 shirt, which had been worn by Jota, for photographs.

And afterwards, he wore it while giving a fan his own shirt.

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The one who took over the No. 21 shirt for the national team was Rúben Neves, Jota's best friend.

Rúben Neves was the one chosen to come on for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 80th minute.

And he almost became the "villain," as Croatia found an equalizer in the 113th minute after the ball deflected off him following Gvardiol's attempt.

VAR flagged the offside and the score did in fact stay at 2-1. The same numbers (in order) as Diogo Jota's No. 21 shirt.

Portugal are through to the round of 16. And they will have another chance to honor the memory of someone who would have been in Roberto Martínez's squad.

CR7 steals the spotlight on social media

Você pode não gostar do Cristiano Ronaldo, pode não achar que ele faz parte da discussão de GOAT, mas você não pode negar o quão grande é a mentalidade desse cara Aos 41 anos mantém um físico impecável, busca recordes e não pipoca nos momentos de decisão. Obsessivo. – Friday, 3 July 2026

Who else was rooting for him too?

Cara se o Cristiano Ronaldo não fizesse esse gol acho que o pessoal da transmissão da Cazé TV ia morrer – Friday, 3 July 2026

Tiveram que inventar um pênalti pro Cristiano Ronaldo não se aposentar sem fazer gol em mata-mata de Copa KKKKKKKKK – Friday, 3 July 2026

Assalto a mão armada contra a Croácia. Deram um pênalti pro Cristiano Ronaldo e claramente o jogador de Portugal desviou a bola, não era impedimento NUNCA. IMAGINA SE FOSSE CONTRA A ARGENTINA KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK – Friday, 3 July 2026

e o último jogo de Cristiano Ronaldo pela Seleção Portuguesa vai ser uma eliminação pra Croácia. vai acabar a carreira SEM gols em mata-mata de Copa. – Friday, 3 July 2026

And what's with all this pointless hate?

O GOL MAIS IMPORTANTE DA CARREIRA DE CRISTIANO RONALDO FOI NO 16AVOS CONTRA A CROÁCIA KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 6 COPAS E O ÚNICO GOL EM MATA-MATA FOI UM PÊNALTI ROUBADO NUMA FASE QUE NEM EXISTIA – Friday, 3 July 2026

Deal with it or... lose it!

𝗠𝗩𝗣: Cristiano Ronaldo ⭐❤️‍🔥 #VaiDarPortugal | #FIFAWorldCup – Friday, 3 July 2026

pardal filho da puta tirou o cristiano ronaldo – Friday, 3 July 2026

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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