Brazil-born Nunes: 'I owe more to Portugal'

Brazilian-born Matheus Nunes is proud to be representing Portugal again at a World Cup , stating the European country helped him launch his football career.

The Manchester City right-back, who was born in Rio de Janeiro but moved to Lisbon when he was 12, was first selected by Portugal in September 2021.

He had been invited to play for Tite's Brazil before then but turned down the opportunity.

"I'd say it was difficult to make the decision to choose Portugal because I feel I'm equally attached to both," Nunes said in Monday's news conference in Palm Beach, Florida.

"In football, I owe more to…