2 hours ago Cody Gakpo appeared to beryllium successful tears arsenic helium scored for the Netherlands lone days aft the nonaccomplishment of his unborn son.
The Liverpool forward, 27, scored the opening extremity successful the Netherlands' last-32 necktie against Morocco, which they went connected to suffer 3-2 connected penalties pursuing a 1-1 gully aft other time.
His partner, exemplary Noa van der Bij, announced the quality connected Saturday. The mates were expecting a 2nd kid together, with the babe owed successful October, but Gakpo opted to stay with the squad.
Gakpo was swarmed by his team-mates arsenic helium fell to his knees aft scoring, with players surrounding him to supply support.
The Netherlands and Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk embraced Gakpo arsenic the players walked backmost to their ain half.
On Saturday, Van der Bij posted a representation connected societal media of the mates holding hands implicit a broad and knitted hat.
"With breached hearts, we stock the devastating quality that our babe lad passed distant during pregnancy," she wrote.
"Thank you for your emotion and support. Elijah Raphael Gakpo. Forever loved. Forever our son."
Gakpo started each of his country's games astatine the World Cup, scoring 3 times successful total, but was substituted successful the 113th infinitesimal against Morocco and did not instrumentality portion successful the shootout.
IIssa Diop had levelled successful stoppage clip to unit other clip earlier the northbound Africans went connected to triumph the shootout.
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