Al-Wasl player Fabio Lima expressed his happiness by calling for the first time to the national team list, which was announced by the Football Association this week, stressing that joining "Al-Abyad" was the first way to achieve his biggest dream in football, which is playing in the World Cup.
Lima told the Brazilian newspaper, "Globo Sport", that: "As long as it was my most important dream to participate one day in the World Cup, and I see that the UAE has provided me with a great opportunity by choosing to join the national team, and I, for my part, hope to help the team to qualify for the World Cup."
He added: “I will do my best to be able to participate mainly in the formation of the new coach of the Colombian team, Jorge Luis Pinto. I would no doubt thank the people who invited me to become a player in the Emirates national team, and I thank the country in general, which welcomed me very well. And you gave me this wonderful opportunity. ”
The Al Wasl player talked about the long stopping period and his absence from training and matches because of the stopping of sporting activities due to the pandemic of the new Corona virus, and he said: «I traveled to Brazil with my family after the return of the flight, and despite the events that the world is going through, but I was able to enjoy the vacation with my family in Brazil, And I will return to the Emirates with a very renewed vitality, as I will travel tomorrow to Dubai. ”
The newspaper published a report on Fabio Lima, confirming that the 26-year-old has an exceptional opportunity to play at the international level, noting that Lima will wear the national team shirt for the first time next week, when the first preparatory camp will run from 22 to 27 this month in the city of Eye.