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Cymru connections: Who can Wales fans back at the World Cup?
Key takeaways
- Wales fans missed out on the chance to support their side at the World Cup after being beaten on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in the play-offs.
- After all, the plan had been to be following Craig Bellamy's side across Canada, Mexico and the US as the country wrapped itself in its second successive bout of World Cup fever.
- Instead, it's the return of a conundrum that Welsh football fans had to deal with for 64 years before 2022: Who to support at the World Cup?
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Wales fans missed out on the chance to support their side at the World Cup after being beaten on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in the play-offs. It is a question Wales fans didn't want to ask themselves.
After all, the plan had been to be following Craig Bellamy's side across Canada, Mexico and the US as the country wrapped itself in its second successive bout of World Cup fever.
Instead, it's the return of a conundrum that Welsh football fans had to deal with for 64 years before 2022: Who to support at the World Cup?
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