"Portugal's first match of their World Cup qualifiers is also the first chance to mark the passing of Diogo Jota. Who: Armenia vs Portugal What: UEFA qualifiers for FIFA 2026 World Cup Where: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan, Armenia When: Saturday, September 6 at 8pm (16:00 GMT). How to follow: We'll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. list of 4 itemsend of list"
"Portugal begin their quest to reach the FIFA 2026 World Cup when they travel to Armenia on Saturday for their UEFA qualifying match, but much of the focus is on the first match for the Portuguese since the passing of their forward, Diogo Jota. Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves will wear the number 21 jersey of his late friend, Jota, during games for the national team and has revealed a tattoo on his left calf in honour of the former Liverpool striker, who died in July."
"I and the entire national team will do everything we can to keep Diogo here with us, on our team, Neves said late Tuesday at a ceremony at Portugal's training base held ahead of the team's World Cup qualifiers against Armenia and Hungary. Republic of Ireland are the other team in Group F Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, died in a car accident on July 3. Neves, who plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, was very close to Jota they played together at English club Wolverhampton and Portugal and spoke on behalf of the Portugal squad about his former teammate at the ceremony, which was also attended by Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Luis Montenegro, the recently appointed prime minister."
Portugal begin their FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign away to Armenia at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan on Saturday, September 6, kick-off 20:00 local (16:00 GMT). Much attention centres on the first Portuguese match since forward Diogo Jota's death in a car accident on July 3, which also claimed his brother Andre Silva. Midfielder Ruben Neves will wear Jota's number 21 and unveiled a tattoo on his left calf depicting an embrace with Jota. Neves vowed that the national team will do everything to keep Jota's memory with them. A ceremony at the training base featured Cristiano Ronaldo, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro. Group F also includes the Republic of Ireland.
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