Gareth Bale is known as the joker in Wales' camp but there was no fooling around from their skipper in the nation's first World Cup game in 64 years.
A camera followed Bale pre-match into Wales' dressing room, out on to the pitch for the warm up and in the tunnel before their USA game. Throughout, Bale was all business as he walked around the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium with a serious poker face.
Wales at their first World Cup since 1958 might be a jolly for some but for ambitious, patriotic Bale it is no laughing matter. No one has done more than Bale to get Wales to Qatar and no-one seems more determined than him to ensure they make the most of the historic opportunity after successive Euros.
