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Gareth Bale provides an update on his future following his World Cup exit.
As long as he is still needed, Gareth Bale has stated that he has no plans to stop his playing career with Wales.
Bale suffered World Cup disappointment as a hamstring injury forced him off at half time in their final group game against England.
Wales’ first World Cup since 1958 ended in a 3-0 loss to the Three Lions, but Bale has said he intends to continue playing for his country internationally.
Asked if he will be part of Wales’ Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, Bale – who plays for LAFC – told BBC Sport: “I’ll keep going as long as I can and as long as I’m wanted. It’s a difficult moment now but we go again.”
Wales was unable to claim a victory in Qatar, losing to Iran and England after drawing with the United States in the tournament’s opening match.
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Although Bale is pleased to have led Wales to a World Cup, he acknowledged they had higher expectations for themselves in Qatar.
“Everyone’s disappointed but we’re all proud of what we’ve achieved to get here,” he said. “We have to look how far we’ve come. Of course we wanted to get out of the group, but football’s difficult. We didn’t live up to our expectations at this tournament.
“If you’d told us two years ago that we would play in a World Cup, we’d have all pinched ourselves. We’ll all walk out of that changing-room with our held high and proud of each other.
“It’s been difficult at this tournament, we haven’t played very well. But we’ve given everything and we won’t have any regrets.”