Euro 2025: Rhian Wilkinson ‘never prouder’ despite Wales being on brink of exit

Wilkinson was full of praise for Seattle Reign’s Fishlock, 38, who inevitably produced Wales’ first memorable moment at a major finals, 19 years after her Wales debut, also in Switzerland.

“I don’t think you have many players anywhere in the world who are such servants to their nation,” she said.

“I mean she plays in Seattle. That flight is terrible, terrible and she’s never turned down Wales and she’s done it for years.

“She’s at the twilight of her career and whenever she chooses to call it a day she has demonstrated what it is to be a proud Welsh woman who will give everything to her country and to her team and there haven’t been so many highlights.”

Wilkinson is delighted Fishlock has now had a moment in the limelight.

“There’s been great games, there’s been fantastic performances but they haven’t quite made it to the to the world stage and she’s on it and she’s on the field and she scores that goal and everyone knows that is one of those moments that we should celebrate,” she added.

“Her career spans the whole of Welsh history on the women’s side and we are minnows. We are at the very cusp of what we’re going to be doing in Wales with women’s football and Jess is leading that charge with the group of women and I am completely in awe of this moment and this group.”