World Cup 2022: ITV pundit Nadia Nadim reveals mother's death after leaving broadcast

Nadia Nadim (number nine) played for Denmark during Euro 2022 and has 103 caps

Denmark guardant Nadia Nadim has said her parent died aft being deed by a truck.

At full-time, big Mark Pougatch said Nadim had near the broadcast, and connected Wednesday she said her parent "was killed by a truck".

"Words cannot picture what I'm feeling," Nadim tweeted.

"I person mislaid the astir important idiosyncratic successful my beingness and it happened truthful abrupt and unexpected. She was lone 57.

"She was a warrior who had fought for each inch of her life. She didn't springiness maine beingness erstwhile but twice, and everything I/we are is due to the fact that of her.

"I person mislaid my location and I cognize nothing's gonna ever consciousness the same. Life is unfair and I don't recognize wherefore her and wherefore this way. I emotion you and I volition spot you again."

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Nadim was calved successful Afghanistan and her household fled to Denmark aft her father, an service general, was executed by the Taliban successful 2000.

She has gone connected to play for clubs including Portland Thorns and Paris St-Germain, scoring 38 goals successful 103 games for Denmark.

"Everyone astatine ITV, those moving with Nadia successful Qatar, and the wider company, is profoundly shocked and saddened by this tragic news," ITV said.

"We person offered Nadia our enactment and our thoughts are with her and those closest to her astatine this incredibly hard time."

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