What Bravery! ‘Wales Star Neco Williams Dealt With Heartbreaking Death Of Grandad A Day Before World Cup’ “On Tuesday morning before we flew I got the message that my Dad had passed away. This achievement was for him, and I hope I made him, and all my family/friends proud.”
Wales’ first game in the World Cup since 1958 and it appeared as if they would be heading for defeat after a first-half strike from Timothy Weah.
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But the Welsh – spurred on by half-time substitute Kieffer Moore – fought back valiantly and grabbed a deserved equaliser from the penalty spot after Zimmerman fouled Bale inside the box, with the 32-year-old picking himself up to fire past Matt Turner.
Page’s men face Iran next in a crucial encounter in Group B on Friday after their entertaining draw at the Al Rayyan Stadium, before facing England in an all-British clash on Tuesday, November 29.
Wales defender Neco Williams has put out a message on social media informing about his grandfather’s death ahead of Wales’ opening match vs USA on Monday night. Williams, who was substituted in the second half of the 1-1 draw against the USA, was in tears at the end of the game. He was also seen pointing to the sky in tribute to his grandfather.
Yesterday was the toughest news I’ve ever had to face and that was listening to my mum tell me my grandad past away last night? to go from crying all day to start in a World Cup game was extremely tough but I got through it from the support of my team mates and family❤️? pic.twitter.com/3pcxl0C3Qc
— Neco Williams (@necowilliams01) November 21, 2022
The 21-year-old took to Twitter and wrote,” Yesterday was the toughest news I’ve ever had to face and that was listening to my mum tell me my grandad passed away last night? to go from crying all day to start in a World Cup game was extremely tough but I got through it from the support of my teammates and family❤️?”
Meanwhile, Gareth Bale converted the resulting penalty kick in the 82nd minute, giving Wales a 1-1 draw Monday night that left the Americans feeling frustrated and made their path to the knockout stage more precarious.
“You feel like you have the game and you’re going to win the game,” midfielder Brenden Aaronson said. “It’s a punch in the face.”
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