Wales football fans express pride in their team after they’re knocked out of the Euro with a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Denmark in Amsterdam.
Kasper Dolberg’s double and late efforts from Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite put the seal on an excellent Danish display, while Welsh misery was compounded by the 90th-minute dismissal of Harry Wilson.
The beer garden at The Griffin pub in Mold, north Wales, was bedecked in the Welsh flag and another bearing the names of Prince Llewelyn, last king of Wales – executed by the English in 1258; Glyndwr – who led a revolt against the English in 1404; and Aaron Ramsey, Wales captain in the 2016 Euros.
Gaz Pemberton, from Mold – watching the match along with other Wales fans at the pub, said: “I’m not disappointed I’m very, very proud of what our lads have done today.
“We are very, very lucky we have several different nations on this island that can give us something to hope for.
“Even me, I spoke Welsh before I spoke English, if we can bring something back I will be more than happy I will be just as proud.”
Landlady Julie Slater, from Blackburn, England, did her best to console Wales fans in her pub.
She said: “I’m disappointed for the Wales fans. I was cheering them on, and it’s better for business if they had won, but it’s just nice to see the pub full again and people watching the football, coming together as a community and enjoying themselves.”
The Prime Minister Tweeted his commiserations to the team, but congratulated them after a good run.
Boris Johnson tweeted: “Disappointed Cymru couldn’t get the result they needed to progress through to the last eight of £Euro2020
“Well done to Rob Page and his squad for some fantastic results in the competition.”
Wales captain Gareth Bale refused to answer questions about his international future following the disappointing exit.
The Wales captain expressed his frustration at his side’s 4-0 defeat to Denmark but was clearly in no mood to discuss his future plans.
When asked by the BBC if this was his last game for Wales, the 31-year-old shrugged his shoulder, turned away and walked off.
As footage cut back to the studio, presenter Gabby Logan said: “There you go, that was the answer to that.”
There had been speculation leading into the tournament that Bale could retire after Euro 2020 – not only from international football but from club football too.
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