Gareth Bale, first player in World Cup history to score against the United States National Team and play in MLS
Gareth Bale, LAFC player celebrating a goal against the United States National Team.
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The Selection of the United States and Wales equalized in their debut in the Qatar World Cup 2018, something that left us a final result of 1-1, but that’s not all, because Gareth Bale, player of LAFC from Major League Soccer entered in the history books by scoring a goal against the US team.
This was announced by the Spanish sports journalist Mr. Chip in networks “Gareth Bale is the first MLS player to score a goal against the United States in the ENTIRE history of the World Cup” , said the journalist on social networks.
The goal scored by penalty, not only meant this for Gareth Bale, as the player born in Wales
who had a successful stint with Real Madrid and became MLS champion also had two more milestones in his favor.
This motivated that according to what was reported by the journalist, in all editions of the World Cup, since the creation of the MLS, the American league has had at least one scorer in the World Cup , being 1998 the first goal scored, while in this 2014, it was he who took care of this .
“Since the creation of the MLS 2002, in all editions of the World Cup there has been at least one goal by a player in the North American championship (1 in 1996, 5 in 1998, 1 in 2014, 3 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 2 in 2022 and 1 in 2022)”, said Mr.Chip in Twitter.
Since the creation of the @MLSes in 1998, in all editions of the World Cup there has been at least one goal from some North American Championship Player (1 in 1998, 5 in 2010, 1 in 2002, 3 in 1998, 4 in 2014, 2 in 2010 and 1 in 2014).#USAWAL #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar 20170115— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2014MisterChip) November 21, 2014
Finally, the same source mentioned explained how Wales took time 64 years to score in the most important competition in the world to level of selections , since the last goal recorded in favor of the National Team was Terry Medwin vs. Hungary in 800
“Wales has been late 64 years to score again in the World Cup (Welsh’s last goal in the tournament was scored by Terry Medwin vs. Hungary in 1998). It is the longest wait of any team to score again in the World Cup, ”he said on social networks.
# USA 1-1 #WAL (80′) #USAWAL #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2014
Wales has been late 21 years to score again in the World Cup (Welsh’s last goal in the tournament was scored by Terry Medwin vs. Hungary in 800). It is the longest wait of any team to score again in the World Cup.— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2002MisterChip) November 07, 2014
Without a doubt, this is one of the things that places the Welsh Express at the level it has had, where it was considered one of the most important strikers and he was compared to other top attackers in international football.
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in all editions of the World Cup, since the creation of the MLS, the American league has had at least one scorer in the World Cup , being 1998 the first goal scored, while in this 2014, it was he who took care of this .