There will have been contrasting emotions amongst Fulham’s World Cup contingent on Tuesday night.
Wales had to beat England to stand any chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, but went down to a 3-0 defeat courtesy of Marcus Rashford goals either side of Phil Foden’s tap-in.
Dan James started the contest, and was replaced by his club teammate Harry Wilson in the 77th minute.
Elsewhere, the United States also needed a win to progress at the expense of Iran, and they obliged with a 1-0 triumph.
They dominated the first half and took a deserved lead when Christian Pulisic turned in Sergino Dest’s header across goal.
It came at a cost, though, as the Chelsea man collided with the goalkeeper and had to be substituted at half-time.
Iran improved after the break but the States backline held firm, with Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson both getting a third 90 minutes of the tournament under their belt.
In that time, the US have conceded just once.
Having finished runners-up to England, they will now face the Netherlands, winners of Group A, in the last-16 on Saturday.
