Ukraine’s World Cup dreams have been dashed after losing “the most important game of our lives”
Ukraine’s national soccer team crumpled to the pitch on Sunday as the final whistle sounded, cementing their 1-0 loss to Wales and destroying a besieged nation’s hopes of sending its players to Qatar to compete in this year’s FIFA World Cup.
Wales’ goalkeeper, Wayne Hennessey, ensured that Ukraine didn’t get a chance to even the score. A sea of red-wearing Wales fans, numbering roughly 30,000, turned out to support the team, which has not qualified for a World Cup since 1958. A pocket of around 1,000 Ukraine fans seemed comparatively dwarfed, though Bales led the Welsh players over to applaud them after the match. “We just wanted to give them our support,” said Bales, who also embraced Ukraine coach Oleksandr Petrkov.
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