Gareth Bale has insisted he is fully fit and 'ready to go' ahead of Wales' opening World Cup Group B clash with the USA.
The 33-year-old recently completed his first season Stateside and won the 2022 MLS Cup champion with Los Angeles FC. Moving from Real Madrid earlier this year, the forward has found the net three times in 14 appearances so far in the MLS.
Now, with attention swiftly turning to Wales opening games against the USMNT on November on Monday, the former Tottenham favourite has delivered a vowing update on his fitness, stating he will do whatever manager Rob Page asks of him heading into the competition.
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"I'm fully fit, ready to go,” Bale said earlier this week. “If I need to play three 90s, I'll be playing three 90s.” The Dragons are entering their first World Cup in 64 years, last competing at the 1958 tournament in Sweden, making the quarterfinals along the way.
With tough tests against England and Iran also to come, Bale has stated that even though lady luck isn't on his nation's side in terms of seeding, they will do all the can to ensure a successful tournament overall.
“I think on paper we have the hardest group in the World Cup,” Bale said. “Every team that has qualified is there for a reason. They've qualified on merit and every game is going to be difficult,'' he added.
''For the kids now, to be able to have Wales, their country, being able to watch them and have the actual poster up on the wall to mark at each game, it will be incredible. It'll definitely inspire another generation now of kids to really love and get into football.”
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