World Cup 2022: Wales Endures Draw With United States On First Opening Game In 64 Years

Gareth Bale inspired Wales to force a 1-1 draw against the United States on their opening game as the former Real Madrid star leads his country to its first Fifa World Cup campaign since 1958. 

The Americans stood the chance to win after taking the lead from Tim Weah's brilliant strike following a through pass from Christian Pulisic but they later lost the lead when Bale drew a penalty for Wales over Walker Zimmerman's rough tackle. 

Gareth hit the ball down left and equalised the scoreline for Wales with eight minutes left to play. That was the only remarkable moment for the striker who was almost silent throughout the game. 

The game witnessed a 10-minutes long injury time and Wales nearly added in another goal with a header but goalkeeper Acosta parried the shot into safety. 

Wales could have been considering an early elimination from Group B had been defeated by the Americans on their first World Cup game in 64 years, The Americans also could not take the advantages they had on making fast breaks due to fatigue.