'So proud' - Sunderland star Wilson Isidor delivers emotional reaction to World Cup wonder-goal
Wilson Isidor found the back of the net for Haiti on Wednesday.
Sunderland striker Wilson Isidor has expressed his pride following his wonder goal for Haiti in their 4-2 World Cup defeat at the hands of Morocco.
The French-born 25-year-old took the decision to represent the Grenadiers earlier this year, and has made an eye-catching start to his senior international career, registering three goals and an assist across his seven caps to date.
By far his most memorable moment came on Wednesday, however, with the popular Black Cats star mustering up a stunning long-ranged effort to put his side briefly ahead for a second time in their final group stage encounter - a strike that has since been lauded as one of the goals of the tournament so far.
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Prior to their game against Morocco, Haiti had not scored at a World Cup since 1974, and speaking in a post-match interview, Isidor outlined just how much it meant to him - and his family back home - to be part of history.
He said: “When I joined the national team, as I said before, I wanted the world to put respect on Haiti. I think that today and after the competition we took a step forward, and now we're going to keep building on that. Personally on myself, yeah, I know that, for example, my grandpa saw that goal in 1974. He was so proud and he told me that I'm going to be the next, and today I'm proud of it and I know he's proud of me. I'm so happy and now we're going to build on that and do our best.”
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