Fifa Honors Diogo Jota and his brother before Club World Cup Quarterfinals games

FIFA paid tribute to Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, before the kick -off at the Quarterfinal matches of the World Cup in Orlando, Florida and Philadelphia on Friday.

The 28-year-old Jota and the 25-year-old Silva were found dead near Zamora in northwestern Spain after the Lamborghini who drove them crashed and burst into flames on an isolated stretch of highway just after midnight on Thursday.

During the match between Al Hilal and Fluminense in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, players formed a circle in midfield while the video board showed a photo of the Portuguese football players. The crowd participated in a moment of silence.

At Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where the Brazilian Palmeiras stood opposite Chelsea, a black and white photo of the brothers was shown and a moment of silence was observed when players in both teams wore a black band on their sleeves.

Chelsea’s Pedro Neto, a friend and Portugal national teammate of Diogo Jota, made the sign of the cross when he entered the field with a sweater on his shoulder with the first names of Jota and André Silva. Neto stopped the sweater during the moment of silence with the help of Enzo Fernández.

The Spanish police investigate the cause of the crash, in which no other vehicle was involved, they said. They said they believe it could have been caused by a bloated band.

Jota’s death took place two weeks after he married the old partner Rute Cardoso while he was on vacation after a long season when he helped to win the Premier League. The couple had three children, the youngest born last year.

Silva played Penafiel in the lower divisions for the Portuguese club.