The women’s football team will play with Ukraine on July 7 in Bess

The Portugal women’s football team will play Ukraine on July 7 at the Bessa Stadium in Porto in the last game before leaving for the World Cup, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on Monday.

The game against Ukraine, the time and information about which the FPF will announce soon, will be the second for the women’s team at the Bessa stadium, which on June 24, 1983 was the scene of the Portugal-Italy match (0-2).

In statements released by the FPF press office, Porto Mayor Rui Moreira welcomed the team’s return to Boavista, which he described as “an offshoot of Portuguese women’s football”.

“Porto, the city of the first national football champions, will offer its traditional and fervent support for the national team in its last preparation match on Portuguese territory before leaving for the World Cup. will do everything to glorify our country and our football, in New Zealand and Australia, where they will go in a few days, ”said

Boavista president Vitor Murta was honored to choose Bessa’s stadium and promised a “great atmosphere in the stands”.

Boavista, which prides itself on being one of the pioneers of women’s football in Portugal, as well as one of the most titled clubs at national level, will once again host a match of the women’s national team at the Estadio Stadium 40 years later. do Bessa Sec. XXI, which contains all the conditions to ensure a great show and a great atmosphere in the stands,” he said.

The Women’s World Championship will be held in New Zealand and Australia from 20 July to 20 August.

The Portuguese team, which will make its World Cup debut, will start with the Netherlands (July 23), followed by Vietnam (27) and, in the last Group E match, the USA (August 1).