financial reasons, not being able to buy a ticket financial reasons, not being able to buy a ticket for many of them, as well, buy a ticket for many of them, as well, but buy a ticket for many of them, as well, but they are making the most of this well, but they are making the most of this opportunity to watch this country of this opportunity to watch this country play because as you mentioned, 64 years with the last time wales were in the world cup, so they re time wales were in the world cup, so they re making the most of it. this is a golden they re making the most of it. this is a golden generation led by the most is a golden generation led by the most decorated player in british foothali most decorated player in british football at the moment, gareth bale - he s football at the moment, gareth bale - he s got football at the moment, gareth bale - he s got a football at the moment, gareth bale he s got a sense of start dust to him, he s got a sense of start du
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kicking off shortly. these are pictures of fans arriving a short while ago. the bbc spoke to former wales international player, robert earnshaw. as you re thinking about this, you re in the playground, in the street kicking the ball around before you even become a professional, you are thinking, you know, going through the scenario, playing in the world cup, kicking the ball, scoring a goal, defending, whatever it is you do that as a kid, and now they ll be the ones as players with that excitement and build up now to just be like, wow, this is it, this is the world cup, i m playing in the world cup. the last time wales played in the world cup in 1958 they reached the quarter finals, losing to brazil, who went on to become the eventual champions. as for the us, this match marks its return after failing to qualify for the 2018 world cup. we know that more than 2,500 wales fans are at the match let s hear from some of them.
colleague lucy hockings i have spoken to some passionate welsh fans here in doha today. they are really looking forward to this match and this moment. wales qualifying for their first world cup in over 60 years. what is the feeling at home in wales? we can find out with thomas morgan who joins us with some of the fans in cardiff. the match is under way, what is the atmosphere there? the sense of excitement, anticipation? every tackle, every kick of the ball has been every tackle, every kick of the ball has been changed here in cardiff. theres has been changed here in cardiff. there s a has been changed here in cardiff. there s a capacity here in this venue there s a capacity here in this venue. game has been dominated so far by venue. game has been dominated so far by the venue. game has been dominated so far by the usa but that hasn t deterred far by the usa but that hasn t deterred these fans. they haven t been deterred these fans. they haven t been able deterred thes
standstill and is glued to a television set watching. i think it has because television set watching. i think it has because the television set watching. i think it has because the other television set watching. i think it has because the other main - television set watching. i think it| has because the other main sport television set watching. i think it - has because the other main sport and wales. has because the other main sport and wales, rugby i think since wales qualified wales, rugby i think since wales qualified for the euros in 2016, they qualified for the euros in 2016, they did qualified for the euros in 2016, they did so well there, they followed that up by qualifying again at the followed that up by qualifying again at the euros last year, there really has been at the euros last year, there really has been a at the euros last year, there really has been a sea change wales and a change has been a sea change wales and a change in has been a sea ch