Welsh fans donate blood to injured Serbia fan

CAIRO – 12 June 2017: In a touching show of solidarity, Welsh football fans donated blood on Sunday to a 19-year-old Serbian fan who was shot in clashes between rival Serbian fans last week. Serbian fans praised the visiting Welshmen for supporting the boy.

A Serbian Derby match between two of Belgrade's biggest clubs, Partizan Belgrade and Red Star, ended in clashes between fans of the two teams after Partizan won the match 1-0. The boy was injured by a shot in the stomach, and Partizan fans launched a blood donation campaign to help him.

Welsh fans who had traveled to Belgrade to support their team in Sunday’s match against Serbia for the World Cup qualifiers joined the blood donation campaign.

Partizan fans posted a photo of the Welsh fans donating blood in Serbia on Twitter and thanked them for what they did.

Big respect for Wales fans who came to Belgrade for the match between Serbia and Wales and donated blood for injured Partizan fan @walesaway pic.twitter.com/W25bJTcHN0

— Српски Навијачи (@SerbianUltras) ١١ يونيو، ٢٠١٧

Wales and Serbia are playing in the same group and both teams are trying to win a spot in the World Cup 2018, which will be held in Russia next year.

Wales had a great campaign in Euro 2016 and their fans hope to qualify for the World Cup for the second time. The last time Wales made it to the World Cup was in 1958 in Sweden, when they reached the quarterfinals.