João Paulo Correia dreams of Portugal winning the World Cup
The Secretary of State for Youth and Sports admitted today “dreaming with the world title” of Portugal in the 2022 World Cup, which starts on Sunday.
The Secretary of State for Youth and Sports admitted this Thursday to “dreaming of the world title” in football, hours before the National Team faces Nigeria, in the last private game before the 2022 World Cup.
“As a football fan, and as a Portuguese, looking at the quality of our selection, I dream of winning the world title”, assumed João Paulo Corea, in the Rio Maior success center, after visiting these facilities and the Superior School of Sports of the Ribatejo city.
The minister reiterated the confidence shown last Friday, the Presidents’ Summit, organized by the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), in Porto, when he had already shared this ambition.
“I also dream of winning the world title. We have a team with a lot of quality, with proven track record, and with players who play in top clubs. As a Portuguese and a football lover, I believe that Portugal can be world champion”, said, at the time, John Paul Correia.
Portugal will face Nigeria today, at Estádio José Alvalade, in Lisbon, starting at 6:45 pm, in the last preparation game for the 22nd World Cup, which will be played between Sunday and December 18, in Qatar.
The Quinas team will debut in the competition against Ghana, next Thursday, before facing Uruguay, on November 28, and in South Korea, by Paulo Bento, on December 2, for Group H of the 2022 World Cup.
João Paulo Corea included his visit to the facilities in Rio de Janeiro in a tour of proximity and contact with the country’s sports offer.
With the High Performance Swimming Center, “one of the largest” of the 14 in the country, and the Superior School of Sports, “Rio Maior turns out to be a sports city, with national and international recognition”.
“As Secretary of State for Sport, I try to meet the sporting infrastructures that the country offers, getting to know them, talking to those in charge, articulating and coordinating sports policies, so that sport continues to grow in terms of results. One of the The main objectives of the legislature are to continue to assert Portuguese sport on the international stage”, he concluded.