A mobile phone was a luxury that the young Ricardo Quaresma could not afford.
In May 2000, he was in Israel with the Portuguese cadet national team.
He was not feeling well and was desperately trying to get in touch with his mother who was in Lisbon.
Overcome with fever, only one thought was in his head - how to get home as soon as possible.
Instead, Quarezma was persuaded to stay and regardless of his condition, he played in the final of the Under-16 World Cup.
He scored both goals in Portugal's 2-1 overtime victory over the Czech Republic to lift the trophy.
Those two goals changed his life forever.