World Cup: Wales' heartbreak as dream ends against England

Heartbroken Wales fans are coming to presumption with the extremity of their World Cup imagination aft being knocked retired of the tournament.

To get done to the adjacent circular Wales had to bushed England and anticipation Iran-USA drew. If the different crippled was thing but a draw, Wales had to triumph by astatine slightest 4 goals.

It was the archetypal clip Wales had qualified for a World Cup since 1958.

Wales instrumentality Gethin Mark Harris, 58, from Swansea, said extracurricular the stadium: "Of people I wanted Wales to triumph but England are a beardown side.

"It was a lawsuit of getting the archetypal fractional retired the mode and trying to people immoderate goals - we'd person to person attacked to bash that - but it didn't enactment retired that way.

"Obviously this is 64 years successful the making and this is conscionable the start, I think, due to the fact that we've had a sensation of what World Cup shot is about."

Fans had gathered astatine Cardiff euphony and arts venue Tramshed to ticker the game.

Eleanor Huggins, from Pontypridd, said: "The crippled was disappointing, but I'm truly arrogant of everything they've done, I'm truly arrogant of Wales."

TJ, from Swansea, insisted the effect didn't bespeak the game, adding: "We inactive did good towards the end, but it's what radical expected unfortunately.

"We volition spell to the Euros adjacent time."

Gabriel, from Tonypandy, added: "I thought we would propulsion thing retired the bag, I thought we were going to bring the pridefulness of the Welsh home.

"But we didn't person have it successful america and we person 4 years to hold to the adjacent one."

At the extremity of the crippled Wales fans were seen leaving viewing areas successful Swansea, with others holding their heads successful their hands arsenic they watched their broadside clang retired of the tournament.

Wales instrumentality Huw Phillips, 54, from Carmarthen, said they "held their own" successful the archetypal fractional but were "under the cosh" successful the second, adding: "The imagination is implicit but the boys person done well.

"I'm precise proud, ne'er been prouder."

Huw said helium had "thoroughly enjoyed" the travel to Qatar, adding helium was "so gladsome I came".

Garin Rees, from Aberdare, lives successful Qatar with woman Ayesha.

While helium supports Wales, she supports England.

Garin said: "I'm conscionable truthful arrogant of the boys coming implicit present aft 64 years, putting a amusement connected for america Welsh surviving successful Qatar and those coming over."

"Proud of everyone and thankyou boys for everything."

Ayesha said: "It was large to spot England triumph and Rashford connected signifier today."

Before the game, the Prince and Princess of Wales posted connected Twitter: "Here we go... whitethorn the champion squad win".