Wales boss Rob Page revealed that Gareth Bale was withdrawn at half-time in the World Cup defeat to England due to a hamstring injury.

Bale came into the World Cup with very little recent football under his belt, and that appeared to catch up with him in the 3-0 defeat.

Brennan Johnson took over after he left the action at halftime, although Page claimed that was not his choice.

“Five minutes before half-time, Gareth felt his hamstring,” Page told BBC Sport about Bale’s substitution. “Joe Allen and Ben Davies had to come off as well. It was a massive effort from all the group and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

Wales‘ poor World Cup was capped off by the loss; throughout Qatar, they exuded the feeling of a team at the end of an era.

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For Page, however, qualifying was the actual accomplishment, and he claims the current issue is to ensure it is not an isolated incident.

“It’s very tough to take at this moment in time,” he said. “I thought in the first half we were outstanding – the effort we put in without the ball was exceptional.

“We could have kept the ball better but I won’t have a bad word said about that group of players; they’ve given everything today. The second goal disappoints me a little bit, but I don’t want to talk about negatives today.

“My message is: don’t do disappointed. We’ll build again for the future now, and to get to the World Cup is an unbelievable achievement for that group of players.

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Wales have announced and confirmed their 26-man squad for their first World Cup appearance since 1958. With the FIFA World Cup in Qatar just a week away, all the participating nations are starting to announce their final squads for the tournament.

Wales manager Rob Page named his 26-man squad for this year’s World Cup at an event on Wednesday evening.

Head coach Rob Page has named the 32-year-old among his list of midfielders, with Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey both unsurprisingly included despite relatively little game-time this season.

Daniel James and Neco Williams are just two of the Premier League players named to Wales’ final squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, where they will compete in their first World Cup since 1958.

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Wales’ 26-man World Cup squad.

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Nottingham Forest), Danny Ward (Leicester City), Adam Davies (Sheffield United).

Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham) Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Tom Lockyer (Luton Town), Joe Rodon (Rennes, on loan from Tottenham), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Ethan Ampadu (Spezia, on loan from Chelsea), Chris Gunter (AFC Wimbledon), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Connor Roberts (Burnley).

Midfielders: Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), Joe Allen (Swansea City), Matthew Smith (MK Dons), Dylan Levitt (Dundee Utd), Harry Wilson (Fulham), Joe Morrell (Portsmouth), Jonny Williams (Swindon Town), Aaron Ramsey (Nice), Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).

Forwards: Gareth Bale (Los Angeles FC), Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth), Mark Harris (Cardiff City), Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest), Dan James (Fulham, on loan from Leeds).

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