Overview
- FIFA published a letter from Diogo Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso, and a video of Scotland captain Andy Robertson reading it as part of the organisation’s 'Letters That Unite' series.
- In the letter Cardoso thanked Robertson for keeping Jota’s memory alive and urged him to 'take his dream' to the World Cup so Jota will be with him in thought and heart.
- Diogo Jota, who won 49 caps for Portugal, died with his brother André Silva in a car crash in Zamora, Spain, on July 3, 2025, a loss widely reported and publicly mourned.
- Robertson and Jota were close Liverpool teammates who had talked about playing at a World Cup together; Robertson attended Jota’s wedding days before the crash and has said he will play for both of them.
- Scotland begin their Group C campaign against Haiti in Boston on Saturday, June 13, 2026, and the published tribute joins other memorials such as Portugal’s '27+1' squad nod and planned Anfield commemorations.