Robertson shares widow's letter before 2026 World Cup

Scotland captain Andy Robertson has shared an emotional letter from the widow of his late friend and former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota, vowing to carry Jota's World Cup dream with him to the 2026 tournament. The letter was published as part of a FIFA social media feature on June 8, 2026, ahead of Scotland's first World Cup appearance in nearly three decades.

Jota, the Portuguese forward, died in a car accident in July 2025 at the age of 28. His brother, Andre Silva, was also killed in the crash. Robertson and Jota had been close friends and teammates at Liverpool, and they had often discussed their shared ambition of playing in a World Cup, a dream that solidified after both missed the 2022 tournament—Jota due to injury and Scotland through non-qualification.

In the letter, Jota's widow, Rute Cardoso, wrote to Robertson with what she described as a heart full of longing, gratitude, and pride. She recounted how her husband often spoke of his friendship with Robertson, their shared battles, laughter, and conversations about football and dreams. "The World Cup was one of those dreams, a dream that the two of you nurtured, side by side," she wrote. Cardoso expressed that when she...