According to ESPN, Portuguese President De Sousa will arrive in Qatar today (November 24) to watch the Portuguese team's first match of the World Cup. At 0:00 Beijing time on November 25, the much-anticipated Cristiano Ronaldo will make an appearance and lead Portugal to a clash with Ghana.
Portuguese President De Sousa is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. According to media reports, he talked about the World Cup during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US President Trump, who called him a "big fan" and ridiculed de Sousa that "if Ronaldo comes to the election, I am afraid you will lose to him." Previously, when watching the Portuguese team, the Portuguese president was excited about Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, and raised his hands together with other fans to cheer for Ronaldo and Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo training in Qatar. Image according to Visual China
De Sousa said: "Ronaldo has always been a great player. Of course, everyone is great and every player is an integral part of the team. Although Ronaldo has suffered a lot of criticism after the "interview gate" incident and parting ways with Manchester United, the president still gave Ronaldo a lot of support.
According to reports, the Portuguese president's trip has previously met with a lot of opposition. According to the relevant Portuguese law, the President may not leave the country without the consent of Parliament. In particular, some negative news during the preparations for the World Cup in Qatar has led to criticism in Portugal that their president wants to visit the World Cup live. However, in the end, with the consent of parliament, De Sousa was still able to appear in the stands of Portugal's Qatar World Cup debut tonight to cheer for Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just been "unemployed".
To see tonight's World Cup
Cameroon's remote mountain village was electrified for the first time
The villagers also raised money to buy televisions
In addition, at 6 p.m. Beijing time on November 24, Cameroon will make its debut on the World Cup stage after eight years of absence, and their opponent is Switzerland. For the first time, the images and sounds of the World Cup will be transmitted to some impoverished mountain villages in Cameroon.
The Cameroon team prepares for training. Photo by IC photo
The village of Ouli, one of many villages in remote areas of Cameroon, received electricity for the first time thanks to the World Cup. Recently, the village development committee hired Dymbia Maurice, a 47-year-old electrical engineer, to install the generator. Dymbia Maurice admits that the purpose of his work is not to power the entire village, but to power the TV so that the villagers can watch the World Cup in Qatar. He said the generators generated enough electricity to run the lights, radios and televisions, and six generators had been installed in the village for people to watch the World Cup.
It is understood that televisions, radios and other household appliances were purchased by villagers spontaneously. Villagers say they bought the appliances because they were eager to see Cameroon, the African lion, participate in the World Cup. Each villager contributed at least $1 to buy the equipment, including a 42-inch television. Ttoukour, one of the villagers involved in the fundraising, said generators, televisions and radios were purchased from neighboring Nigeria, "Some poor villagers sold their poultry, some villagers even sold their goats to donate more." ”
Recently, the second television set in the village was put in place, and the villagers said excitedly that they would join their parents, siblings and friends in cheering for the Cameroonian team until the indomitable African Lions won the World Cup!
Several local councils in Cameroon say they have installed extension cables in dozens of villages. The Cameroonian government has also instructed the national electricity company, Cameroon Energy, to do its job ahead of time to ensure there are no power outages during the World Cup matches.
Meanwhile, in the village of Ouli, young people are ready, waiting for the World Cup for the first time in the village, singing and dancing, playing the Cameroonian anthem "Go Lions and Lift the Trophy" on a loop.
This World Cup is Cameroon's eighth World Cup finals and they are the most contested African teams. However, after 1990, they never qualified from the group; In the last seven World Cup matches, Cameroon has suffered seven consecutive defeats.
Source: Red Star News
Edited by Pengda
Intern Editor Yixuan Hu
Editors: Huang Hao Huang Yingying
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