They lifted the kid's spirits and signed autographs. Scolari said that visiting the kids were more important than the details of the trainings, scoring goals. He's right.
In the video you see Moutinho and Meireles signing magazines for them. Kids laying in bed with the Portugal scarves, unable to move freely. Very inspiring stuff.
They were the 3 midfielders: João Moutinho, Raul Meireles, and Petit with the manager Scolari.
Scolari signing an autograph.
Here's a picture of midfielder Petit and Scolari signing autographs
Scolari, Raul Meireles, Moutinho, Petit.
Image Source: euro2008.sapo.pt/multimedia/fotos/estagio_em_viseu
It's amazing how far a smile from a child's favorite athletes can go.