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Bale said he had no doubts about taking the penalty which led to the first World Cup goal for Wales in 58 years.

Timothy Weah's calm finish looked set to give the US victory until Bale was called for a foul by Walker and then scored the penalty that gave the US victory.

Captain Bale said it would always be him. I have no doubts in my mind. I feel like I have to step up.

Next up for Wales is Iran.

After Bale scored his 41st international goal, Rob Page said "once against it's all about Bale".

He said that Bale would always take the penalty. He hasn't let us down.

After Weah's 36th-minute opener, Wales were behind at the half, but improved after bringing in Kieffer Moore.

It was similar to Switzerland at the Euro 2020 where they drew their opening game.

We were determined to come back. Not losing the first game was important. The guys put in a lot of hard work.

It was not about Dan. Kieffer was the one who got us up the pitch. We were unable to play through their press. It changed a lot.

It was not a good start. They played better than we did.

At half-time, we were torn up by the boss and changed a few things. The boys fought and battled. We were going to win from the beginning of the second half.

It was a good place to be from where we were. We went again and showed character.

The medical team will have work to do before their match against Iran, which they lost to England in their opener.

He said that they have players who aren't playing week in, week out.

The second-half performance was great. We had a lot of faith in it. It's time to get going again, now is the time to recover.

Emotional day for Williams

Chris Mepham and Neco Williams
Neco Williams (right) was visibly upset after the final whistle

Neco Williams dedicated the point to his grandpa.

Brennan Johnson replaced the 21-year-old player who played the first 79 minutes of the game.

The hardest news I've ever had to face was when my mother told me my grandad had passed away.

It was difficult to go from crying all day to play in a World Cup game, but I got through it thanks to my team-mates and family.

  • Read about Williams' family here
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