Soccer Team Donates $1M Qualifying Bonus To Sick Children

• The Serbian national soccer team is donating 1 million euros (around $1.13M) to help children in need of urgent medical treatment in their country.
• The money is the team’s bonus for qualifying to the 2022 World Cup.
• The players unanimously chose to donate the money “to those who need them more.”

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Serbia’s national soccer team was promised a gift of 1 million euros by President Aleksandar Vucic if they beat Portugal to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

On Sunday, the soccer team won over the Portuguese team in Lisbon.

Serbia's squad were promised a bonus of €1 million by president Aleksandar Vucic if they beat Portugal & secured direct qualification to the 2022 World Cup.

After beating Portugal in Lisbon, the players donated the money to help sick children with their treatments [@b92sport]. pic.twitter.com/aErRInxs7N— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) November 15, 2021

“We came here to play football and having been the better side, we earned it all,” striker Aleksandar Mitrovic told Serbia’s Nova television.

Despite Renato Sanches opening the scoring early for Portugal in the game, Serbia managed to come back and grab a 2-1 victory away at the Estadio da Luz thanks to goals from Dusan Tadic and Mitrovic.

“We are reaping the rewards of hard work and the belief that we would be able to defy the odds and beat Portugal. We are overjoyed, for our country and the people first and foremost.”

As soon as the national team returned home, the money was immediately transferred to the account of the Football Union of Serbia (FSS).

However, the players decided to donate the money “to those who need it more – sick children for their treatment.“

Source: Sunny Skyz