Entire Portugal squad pay tribute to Diogo Jota as Cristiano Ronaldo goes step further

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After clinching a dramatic win over Croatia, the Portugal squad temporarily halted celebrations to pay tribute to Diogo Jota on the eve of the anniversary of his tragic deathCristiano Ronaldo donned Diogo Jota's jersey at fulltime(Image: FOX Sports)Cristiano Ronaldo and the entire Portugal squad paid tribute to Diogo Jota after clinching a dramatic win over Croatia.On Thursday, Portugal secured a dramatic 2-1 win over Croatia in Toronto to advance to the World Cup Round of 16. After the game, Ronaldo and the Portugal team held up Jota's No.

Ronaldo also posted on Instagram a picture of the entire squad with the shirt, captioning the post with: “We won for us, Diogo and Portugal!!! Jota played 49 times for Portugal, scoring 14 goals.“We knew it before the game, it was a so special moment,” Ronaldo told FOX Sports.

He was 28.The entire Portugal squad posed with Diogo Jota's jersey to pay tribute to the late forward ahead of the anniversary of his death(Image: FOX Sports)The Portugal tribute comes as a Jota memorial was set up to honor both Diogo and Andre.Jota joined Liverpool during the 2020 summer transfer window and saw his international profile rise. He would also feature at the 2024 Euros.Jota was extremely close with Portuguese midfielder Rueben Neves, his longtime international peer and teammate at Wolves from 2017 to 2020.Earlier in the tournament, Neves said: “We have a WhatsApp group with Rute (Jota's widow) and Diogo, and it's still there, and we continue to talk there.“Whenever something special happens, I have the conversations archived on my WhatsApp so I can continue to send him messages.”Portugal will take on Spain in the Round of 16 at Dallas Stadium on Monday, July 6.