Watch Wales score brilliant team goal against Belgium with Tottenham’s Gareth Bale instrumental

Gareth Bale played a key role in Wales’ stunning goal against Belgium
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George Flood24 March 2021

Wales had fans purring as they netted a superb early goal against Belgium in Wednesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifying tie.

Just 10 minutes had elapsed in the Group E clash at Leuven’s Den Dreef stadium when the visitors sent social media into a frenzy with a wonderfully worked team effort.

The attack began in Wales’ own half, with some beautiful one and two-touch football then ensuing, with Gareth Bale at the centre of the action.

The Tottenham loanee - who caused a stir this week by revealing that he planned to return to parent club Real Madrid in the summer - provided an initial stellar one-touch pass with the outside of his boot to find Connor Roberts.

Swansea’s Roberts then squared the ball back to Bale courtesy of a cute Harry Wilson dummy, with the Liverpool winger - currently on loan at Championship play-off chasers Cardiff - continuing into the penalty area and expertly slotting Bale’s second pass beyond the despairing Thibaut Courtois first time.

It was a goal of tremendous quality, but Wales supporters did not have long to savour it as Belgium quickly hit back with a terrific long-range strike from Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne, who was given far too much space to shoot beyond Leicester’s Danny Ward.

To make matters worse for Wales, still coached by Robert Page with manager Ryan Giggs absent, Thorgan Hazard headed home Thomas Meunier’s right-wing cross just six minutes later to put the hosts in front after a crucial slip from Roberts.

Joe Allen also suffered an injury just eight minutes into his return to international action and was replaced by Joe Morrell.

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