Gareth Bale Reacts After Wales Booked World Cup Spot for First Time in 64 Years

• Ex-Real Madrid ace Gareth Bale played a vital role during Wales' 1-0 win over Ukraine during their play-off final
• The win was enough to earn them a spot in the 2022 edition of the World Cup slated for later in the year in Qatar
• The Dragons will now join England, Iran, and the United States in Group B of the global football extravaganza

Gareth Bale has expressed his delight after Wales booked a World Cup spot for the first time since 1958.

Wales have not played on the global football stage for 64 years, with all their previous attempts hitting a dead end.

However, BBC reports the Dragons beat all the odds to secure qualification for the 2022 edition of the World Cup after sinking Ukraine 1-0 at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday, June 5.

Rob Page's men benefited from Andriy Yarmolenko's own goal in the first half of the play-off final to earn their ticket to Qatar.

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Gareth Bale reacts to Wales' World Cup qualification

Speaking after Wales' World Cup qualification, Bale, who skippered the side to victory over Ukraine noted that this was "the greatest result in the history of Welsh football."

The former Real Madrid star used the opportunity to deliver the biggest hint on his Wales future as he joked that he is now going to delay his retirement for "a little bit."

"It's the greatest result in the history of Welsh football. We are all so ecstatic, and we're going to a World Cup," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail.

"It's what dreams are made of. It's what we've been working for since we first came together. I'm speechless because we're so happy - we did it for all our amazing fans and our country. Words can't describe how we're feeling at the moment," he added.

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