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Bale’s Wales End Ukraine Dreams And Return To The World Cup After 64 Years

Wales beat Ukraine in European play-off to seal World Cup 2022 Finals for the first time since 1958.

Wales host Ukraine at Cardiff, in the play-off game which was supposed to take place in March, but delayed for more than 3 months.

This was the game for the 13th ticket- the last slot of Euro’s qualification for the 2022 World Cup Finals in Qatar.

And Gareth Bale made sure their home fans would party big with the only goal. The key moment was the Dragon’s free kick almost 30 meters from the box. The former Real Madrid’s star kick took a deflection off Andriy Yarmolenko and was the winning goal.

Bale had some amazing weeks, as he just celebrated the 14th Champions League trophy after beating Liverpool at Paris. Even though the winger did not have his last minutes playing for Real, it was his legacy that would be remembered for a long time, aside from the bitterness he had gone through in his last season at Madrid.

But it would not have been standing for Wales, if it had not been for Wayne Hennessey’s nine saves in an incredible performance.

Ukraine was heartbroken as they missed their lifetime opportunity as Wales now sealed a place in Group B, alongside with England, The U.S.A and Iran.

Wales beat Ukraine in European play-off to seal World Cup 2022 Finals for the first time since 1958.

Wales host Ukraine at Cardiff, in the play-off game which was supposed to take place in March, but delayed for more than 3 months.

This was the game for the 13th ticket- the last slot of Euro’s qualification for the 2022 World Cup Finals in Qatar.

And Gareth Bale made sure their home fans would party big with the only goal. The key moment was the Dragon’s free kick almost 30 meters from the box. The former Real Madrid’s star kick took a deflection off Andriy Yarmolenko and was the winning goal.

Bale had some amazing weeks, as he just celebrated the 14th Champions League trophy after beating Liverpool at Paris. Even though the winger did not have his last minutes playing for Real, it was his legacy that would be remembered for a long time, aside from the bitterness he had gone through in his last season at Madrid.

But it would not have been standing for Wales, if it had not been for Wayne Hennessey’s nine saves in an incredible performance.

Ukraine was heartbroken as they missed their lifetime opportunity as Wales now sealed a place in Group B, alongside with England, The U.S.A and Iran.

The was Wale’s first qualification since 1958 in Sweden, ended the record longest drought for a nation to appear at the Word Cup.