Spain will play this Sunday, July 19 the final of the 2026 Soccer World Cup against Argentinaan achievement that would not have been possible if La Roja had not beaten France. This feat was in part thanks to Pedro Porrothe Tottenham Hotspur defender, who He scored one of the two goals against Los Gallos. Although, despite all his achievements, and like Nico Williams, the footballer does not forget his humble origins.
Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda, better known as Pedro Porro, was summoned by Luis de la Fuente to play as defense with the Spanish Soccer Team. At 26 years old, the young man, originally from Don Benito, has managed to score two goals so far in the World Cup and is preparing to achieve bring home the second star on the shield.
Pedro Porro: “When my mother went to work at 3, 4 or 5 in the morning, she would take me to my grandparents’ house”
Despite having become one of the most decisive and beloved players of La Roja, the young man does not get carried away by fame and still remembers his childhood, marked by the support and effort of his parents and grandparents. As he explained in an interview for “ABC”, his childhood was somewhat complicated due to his family’s purchasing power. “I have had a difficult childhood due to financial issues, the situation was not very good. At home we have suffered a lot financially“, he recalled. A story that recalls that of Hakimi, captain of Morocco.
Due to this economic context, his parents were forced to combine the upbringing and care of Porro with his grandparents. “My mother was at Mercadona and my father worked on what was coming out, and that’s why my grandparents had to stay with me“, he explained during the interview. Likewise, due to his mother’s schedule, he remembers several occasions in which he went to his grandparents’ house at dawn. “When My mother went to work at 3, 4 or 5 in the morning.he took me to my grandparents’ house,” he said.
This led him to develop a very strong bond with his grandparentswho acted as parents when those from Porro could not do so because of work. Despite this, the footballer confesses that he often arrived crying. “I cried a lot, I was crying to go with my grandparents and the truth is that she also understood that part,” he explained during the interview.
His family was one of his main pillars to become a professional
Despite the difficult economic situation, both his parents and grandparents They never hesitated to support him in his dream of being a footballer. professional. As he explained, it was his grandfather who took him to training, although the occasion he remembers most fondly was when his family went in a van to see him play.
“We played in the morning at 10, I think, in Alcobendas and there was no other option. I don’t forget it. And when the game ended and we won, I spoke with my family and they told me that They had been there five hours longer than me, they had stayed to sleep in the car“He confessed, which shows that the love of his family was one of his great pillars to become the player he is today.
Pedro Porro started playing in the Don Benito Gymnastics clubwhere he remained for seven seasons until, in 2015, he became part of the Rayo Vallecano youth team. This drastic change forced him to move from Extremadura to Madrid. leave studies. As he explained, “they are things that when you want to fulfill your dream you have to sacrifice. I wasn’t much of a student because my thing was soccer and I was sick with football“.
The Extremaduran footballer managed to combine studies with training
However, this pause was only one stop. Well later was able to resume studies and get your ESO in an adult school. “That is very important to me, especially for the values that my family has given me. I was able to accomplish both parts, which is what makes me happiest.“. All without leaving aside his career as a professional footballer, going on to play for Manchester City, Sporting and, now, Tottenham Hotspur.
His debut in the Spanish team came on March 28, 2021, at the age of 21. One day he couldn’t hold back his tears and admitted that It was “a dream come true”. Now, at 26 years old, he has managed to be one of the most important players in La Roja, being starter in five of the matches played in the 2026 World Cup and managing to score two goals.
Pedro Porro will also be present, either on the bench or in the starting eleven, in the next match against Argentinawhich will determine which country is the winner of the 2026 Soccer World Cup. The match will be played this Sunday, July 19, at 9:00 p.m. and can be followed minute by minute from the LA RAZÓN website.