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Malik Ouzia

USA 1-1 Wales: Gareth Bale ensures famous World Cup moment does not pass him by

64 years in the making: Wales are back on the board at the World Cup

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On the night when Gareth Bale’s long wait to play in a World Cup finally came to an end, for a while, he and Wales looked set to be upstaged by the son of one of the greats who never got to.

But after Timothy Weah, whose father is the legendary Ballon d’Or winner George, had put the US ahead during a dominant first-half, Bale, inevitably, rode to Wales’ rescue, his late penalty earning a 1-1 draw that sets up Group B nicely - and suits England down to the ground.

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