Harry Wilson admits he is dreaming of reaching the World Cup finals with Wales – and the Fulham winger is one step closer after last night’s dramatic win over Austria in Cardiff.
Wilson, who has enjoyed an excellent first season at Craven Cottage with Marco Silva’s side on course for an automatic return to the Premier League, played a pivotal role in the play-off semi-final victory with a typically energetic performance.
The 25 year-old told the Independent:
“We all have to dream. The country hasn’t been to a World Cup for a very long time. We know as players and as a group we’ve got the opportunity to get us there. If we weren’t dreaming of it we would be silly.
“We’ve gone past the first hurdle, and it’s up to us now in the summer to make sure that when that second game comes we show the same levels. We want to do our best to get the country to the World Cup.”
Wilson, who won the free-kick from which Gareth Bale scored the first goal in a brilliant brace, admits he won’t be challenging the Welsh talisman for his role as set piece taker in Robert Page’s side.
“I like taking free-kicks myself but when you’ve got someone with the quality that Gareth has I think you need to let him have at least the first one. When he produces like he did with the first one, he deserves the second as well. I think it was asking a bit much of him to score two, but the first one was unbelievable and set us on our way.”
