Wales captain Gareth Bale has admitted that the red card shown to Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey ‘changed the game’ against Iran as Wales stare at a possible World Cup exit.
After a draw against the USA in their first game, Wales went into the game against Iran knowing that a win would be crucial for their hopes of reaching the knockout stages. But the nation will now have to win against England if that is to be possible.
Hennessey was shown a straight red for a challenge on Mehdi Taremi in the closing stages of the game. The original yellow shown by the referee was overturned upon a VAR review.
