The President of the Assembly of the Republic (AR), Augusto Santos Silva, stressed this Monday the prestige of Portuguese football in the world, considering modality one of the areas that gives the country “more international prominence”, along with the national team.
“Because I am the second figure in the state, and the external activity of the Portuguese state is characterized by the unity of all sovereign political bodies, I am part of this good tradition, established by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Prime Minister António Costa, who must bind the main figures of the Portuguese state with the initiatives that are most respected abroad by Portugal and football is one of them,” he said.
Augusto Santos Silva, speaking to reporters in Doha on the sidelines of a meeting with Portuguese Football Federation President Fernando Gomes, stressed the role of the national team on the world stage.
“For 20 consecutive years, the national football team has qualified for the World Cup, for many years it has been part of the top 10 teams in the world. This is one of the areas where we have more international influence, more global influence. “, he stressed.
After watching Portugal’s 2022 World Cup debut against Ghana last Thursday, President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, it is now Augusto Santos Silva’s turn to attend this Monday’s meeting with Uruguay in Lusail.
Portugal and Uruguay will play from 22:00 local time (19:00 Lisbon) at Lusail Stadium in the second round match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group H, which will be hosted by Iranian referee Alireza Fagani. .
Kinas, who beat Ghana 3-2 on their debut, lead the group with three points, ahead of South Korea Paulo Bento and Uruguay, both by one point, while the Ghanaians, who will also face the South Koreans in this Monday, follow “zero”.
The 22nd World Cup will last until December 18 in Qatar.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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