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Wales end Ukraine's World Cup dream and 64 year wait

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Wales players celebrate after Ukraine's Andriy Yarmolenko scores an own goal and Wales' first REUTERS

Wales ended their 64-year wait for a place in the World Cup finals as they beat Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday to end the war-torn nation's hopes of reaching Qatar.

An own goal from Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko, who headed a Gareth Bale free-kick into his own net, decided the contest.

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