Neco Williams is celebrating this evening after Wales ended a 64-year wait to qualify for the World Cup finals with a nervy 1-0 victory over Ukraine in Cardiff on Sunday.
The Liverpool defender played at left-back for Rob Page's side and was more than delighted to see Gareth Bale's 34th-minute free-kick deflected into his own net by Andriy Yarmolenko. But Ukraine were not prepared to go quietly and after having a goal disallowed they were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty when ex-Red Joe Allen appear to take the legs of Yarmolenko in his own box. VAR did not offer the visitors a justified outcome.
Despite unbearable late pressure from Ukraine, a series of blocks from Ben Davies and one particularly brilliant save from Wayne Hennessey ensured that Wales would be playing in Qatar this winter. Williams, who was substituted late on, ran onto the pitch at full time and celebrated wildly with his teammates.
