Gareth Bale admits Wales can use the heartbreak from their Nations League campaign to date to their benefit at the World Cup later this year.
Wales qualified for the Qatar tournament by beating Ukraine in the play-off final earlier this month. However, that crunch fixture at Cardiff City Stadium came in between four Nations League matches, with Rob Page's men gaining just one point from those outings.
The Red Dragons fielded an experimental side against Poland in a bid to ensure their key stars were fit to face Ukraine while they conceded at the death in both of their matches against Netherlands having drawn level late on themselves in both games. And Bale has revealed he told his fellow Wales stars that they deserve to be playing on the biggest stages of international football as a result of their efforts in June.
