{"id":31130,"date":"2024-03-25T04:09:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T04:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/euro-2024-play-off-final-wales-connor-roberts-on-his-lucky-moustache\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T04:09:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T04:09:12","slug":"euro-2024-play-off-final-wales-connor-roberts-on-his-lucky-moustache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/euro-2024-play-off-final-wales-connor-roberts-on-his-lucky-moustache\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2024 play-off final: Wales&#8217; Connor Roberts on his lucky moustache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Connor Roberts earned his 54th Wales cap in Thursday&#8217;s 4-1 Euro 2024 play-off semi-final win over Finland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"gs-o-table story-body__table\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1\">\n<thead class=\"gs-o-table__head gel-brevier \" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.0\">\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.0.$row-0\"\/><\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"gel-long-primer \" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1\">\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0\">\n<td class=\"gs-o-table__cell\" colspan=\"1\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0\"><strong data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:0\">Venue:<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:1\"> Cardiff City Stadium <\/span><strong data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:2\">Date: <\/strong><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:3\">Tuesday, 26 March <\/span><strong data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:4\">Kick-off:<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:5\"> 19:45 GMT<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1\">\n<td class=\"gs-o-table__cell\" colspan=\"1\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1.$td-0\"><strong data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1.$td-0.0:0\">Coverage:<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1.$td-0.0:1\"> Live on S4C, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, plus live text<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-2\">\n<td class=\"gs-o-table__cell\" colspan=\"1\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-2.$td-0\"><strong data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-2.$td-0.0:0\">Highlights:<\/strong><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-2.$td-0.0:1\"> Match of the Day Wales, BBC One Wales from 22:40 and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m001y3kd\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-2.$td-0.0:2\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-2.$td-0.0:2.0\">later on demand<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Connor Roberts has an unusual lucky charm he hopes will inspire Wales to qualify for Euro 2024 &#8211; his moustache.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">The Leeds United right-back, on loan from Burnley, will be part of the Wales team taking on Poland in their play-off semi-final in Cardiff on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">And he will do so while sporting a bit of facial hair which has coincided with a fine run of form for his club and country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just a little bit of a joke to be honest,&#8221; Roberts explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;My wife last year, she was like &#8216;Why don&#8217;t you grow it&#8217; so I did and then we went on an unbeaten run at Burnley. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve done the same thing this year and keep asking her if I should shave it off but she likes it so I&#8217;m leaving it there. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;I think it [the moustache] has played about 25 Championship games and never lost, so I hope that continues in the Championship and maybe it gives us a bit of luck on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the power of the &#8216;tache, isn&#8217;t it!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Roberts played the full 90 minutes as Wales beat Finland 4-1 in Thursday&#8217;s play-off semi-final.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$video-12\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$video-12.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$video-12.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$video-12.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$video-12.1\">&#8216;We can&#8217;t give Lewandowski half a sniff of goal&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">BBC Radio Wales pundits and former Wales strikers Helen Ward and Nathan Blake likened the 28-year-old&#8217;s moustache to that of Magnum, P.I. actor Tom Selleck. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">Others may argue Roberts&#8217; effort &#8211; on the thinner side in comparison to Selleck&#8217;s thick brush &#8211; bears more of a resemblance to characters from Blackadder Goes Forth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">Regardless, Roberts will be focused on other matters on Tuesday when Wales face Poland at Cardiff City Stadium for a place at this summer&#8217;s Euro 2024 in Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">Wales are aiming to qualify for a third successive European Championship and Roberts &#8211; who played at the previous edition three years ago and the 2022 World Cup &#8211; is aiming to represent his country at a third major tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">&#8220;For Wales I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to be a part of big games. It&#8217;s another one on Tuesday night,&#8221; he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">&#8220;Life, football is about moments and Tuesday is another moment, a chance to achieve something, to make memories. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll be trying to do as a team and a country. Hopefully we can all come together and do just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19.0\">&#8220;We all know how amazing it would be if you win that game, what achievements going to the Euros could produce, the chance to create more moments in your life as a country, as a team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-20.0\">&#8220;We all want it so bad. We&#8217;ve experienced nights, tournaments where it&#8217;s just brilliant. Tuesday we have to win, we have to give everything. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21\"><span data-reactid=\".hn1061ppns.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-21.0\">&#8220;We all want another amazing moment, another amazing achievement for us.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/68645985\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connor Roberts earned his 54th Wales cap in Thursday&#8217;s 4-1 Euro 2024 play-off semi-final win over Finland Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Tuesday, 26 March Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Coverage: Live on S4C, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, plus live text Highlights: Match of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[50],"tags":[11857,855,856,5753,12722,8956,6278,312],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31132,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31130\/revisions\/31132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}