It was one of the most emotional moments of the World Cup so far.After breaking clear on the counter-attack in their round of 32 game with Morocco, Netherlands winger Crysencio Summerville slipped the ball to Cody Gakpo.Racing into the penalty area, Gakpo met the pass and shot beyond Yassine Bounou in the Morocco goal.The Liverpool forward immediately sank to his knees, covering his head with his hands and stayed there for around 10 seconds. He was encircled by his Netherlands team-mates, including substitutes, who raced to embrace him.Netherlands players surround Cody Gakpo after his goal (Julio Cesar AGUILAR/AFP via Getty Images)Just two days earlier, Gakpo’s partner, Noa van der Bij, had revealed the heartbreaking loss of their unborn son.“With broken hearts, we share the devastating news that our baby boy passed away during pregnancy,” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of the couple holding hands over a blanket and hat. “Thank you for your love and support. Elijah Raphael Gakpo. Forever loved. Forever our son.”She also posted a photo of a candle and cross, with the caption: “We went to church to light a candle. Afterward, we walked to the church playground with our son Samuel. There was only one other child there. His name was Elijah. There could not have been a more beautiful sign from God. He reminded us that our little boy is never far away.”Gakpo chose to remain with the Netherlands squad and play in Monday’s knockout match.After returning to his feet following his goal, he was visibly emotional, covering his face with his shirt.Cody Gakpo covers his face after scoring (ANP via Getty Images)He was comforted by Denzel Dumfries, a former team-mate at PSV Eindhoven and hugged by Liverpool team-mate Virgil van Dijk. Last summer, they were members of a Liverpool squad that had to cope with the tragic death of Diogo Jota.Virgil van Dijk embraces Cody Gakpo (Carl Recine/Getty Images)As Gakpo made his way back to the centre circle, he pointed to the sky, paying tribute to his unborn son.Cody Gakpo, left, points to the sky alongside Crysencio Summerville (Roy Lazet/Soccrates/Getty Images)Sharing a photo of that image on her Instagram, Gakpo’s partner wrote: “So proud.”Speaking to reporters at his press conference before the Morocco match, Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman said: “It was very sad news that we learned and that Cody and his family learned. We have done what was within our power in terms of support, as players, as staff.“Of course, the first few days he had the freedom to go out to his family and be with them. He dealt with it very well; there was never a moment where he said, ‘I want to go back, I want to be with the family’. So that was the way he took it and the way he approached it and that shows his maturity.”