Jota's widow tells Robertson: carry his World Cup dream
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- Rute Cardoso published a letter to Robertson via FIFA, telling him he 'won't be going alone' to the World Cup and thanking him for not forgetting her late husband
- Diogo Jota died aged 28 in a car crash last July, shortly after helping Portugal secure World Cup qualification, having won 49 caps without ever appearing at a World Cup after missing the 2022 tournament through a calf injury
- Andrew Robertson said he could not get 'my mate Diogo Jota out of my head' after Scotland qualified in November, their first World Cup appearance since 1998
- Scotland were drawn in Group C and will face Haiti on Sunday, Morocco on 19 June, and Brazil on 24 June
- Robertson, who has joined Tottenham after leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, was filmed by FIFA reading the letter aloud and said he will carry Jota in his heart 'come the first game, come the second game, come the third game and hopefully beyond that'
Why it matters: Robertson, a key Liverpool player for years alongside Jota, publicly framing this World Cup as a mission for both of them gives Scotland's first tournament since 1998 a deeply personal narrative thread. The letter being published by FIFA — rather than staying private — signals the governing body wants this human story tied to the tournament's opening.
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