Gareth Bale branded Wales' win over Ukraine as "the greatest result in the history of Welsh football" as he remained coy on his future.
The Wales captain was the architect behind the only goal in the 1-0 win over Ukraine, smashing a free-kick towards goal before it deflected off Andriy Yarmalenko and into the back of the net.
All the talk of Bale's future appeared to hinge on Wales' potential qualification for the World Cup, which they secured thanks to the victory over Ukraine. And, after the match, Bale spoke of his pride at Wales booking their spot in Qatar later this year and quashed any notion of retirement in the near future.
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"It's the greatest result in the history of Welsh football," he told Sky Sports after the match. "We are all ecstatic. The fans together, it was a delight, and we are going to a World Cup!
"It means everything. It's what dreams are made of. It's what we've been working for since we first came here. I'm so happy for all our amazing fans and our country. Words can't describe how we're feeling at the moment.
"It was difficult. I haven't done too much over the last four weeks because of my back spasm, which everyone knows about. Contributing in whatever way I could, but the most important thing was to get through it and get through to the World Cup. I gave my all on the pitch and I was running a bit on empty, it's always good to have players come off the bench and do a job."
When the reporter asked if talk of his retirement could be put on hold, he simply replied "for a little bit", before walking out of shot with a smile on his face.
On the subject of Bale's club future, given his contract is up at Real Madrid and he will leave the Spanish capital officially next month, focus turns towards for whom he will sign ahead of next season.
Former Cardiff City and Wales centre-back Danny Gabbidon said in the studio: "Obviously Cardiff City might see him [as an option]. I'm not sure, it'll be interesting to see. He obviously needs to keep himself ticking over, he needs to play games.
"I'm so proud of everyone, in particular Gareth Bale. He's been a world-class player for so long now, he's constantly produced big moments for Wales over the years and for him to not play in a World Cup, one of the best players in the world, that'd be one of the biggest regrets he could have had in his career. Now he'll be able to do that - so, so pleased for him."
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However, former Swansea City skipper Ashley Williams weighed in with: "He'd like to play a little bit more going into it. Gabs is a Cardiff boy, Swansea also need a striker, so they might be sniffing around him!
"He will have to get some football in his legs. He will be six months older. He will like to play more football, but it goes to show you can have all the stats you want, but it's about heart, digging in for your team-mates and running for the fans.
"We will have to see. I'm not sure what he's going to do. I did have a thought last night that he would have been sitting in his hotel room thinking it was his last game of football. I'm not sure he knows what he's going to do, but he'll have to go somewhere... whether that is Cardiff, who knows? We'll see."
