Doha: The dreams of a young American squad were shattered when Walker Zimmerman carelessly collided with Gareth Bale.
The ensuing penalty kick was scored by Bale in the 82nd minute, earning Wales a 1-1 draw on Monday night. This frustrated the Americans and made it more difficult for them to advance to the knockout round.
England led Group B after scoring six goals against Iran in the first match.
The birth of both goals was according to the course of the match.
While they took the lead through Tim Weah in a first half dominated by the USA's youth, Gareth Bale equalized in a second half that saw Wales come back.
Wales was in the role of spectator in the first half as the USA played the minnows. The USA's quick forwards frequently set the field on fire.
Wales came back in the second half. The match became more exciting as Wales also woke up to the blow.
This comeback was followed by their equalizing goal and the referee dishing out four yellow cards in the first half after the game got rough.
The players of both teams received two yellow cards each.
Gareth Bale was born to star in football's biggest moments.
Fans have seen many times how Bale becomes the saviour of his own team at crucial moments.
Wales' debut match at the Qatar World Cup yesterday was no different.
Gayle once again proved that he is a "guardian angel" by scoring a crucial penalty for the team at a crucial moment.
In the match against the US, Bale's penalty in the 85th minute saved Wales from defeat.
Bale has appeared as the saviour of Wales in the last moments many times before.
This experience is not only for Wales; Spanish club Real Madrid and Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy have also experienced this kind of "Bail Bus."
Bale's first major Spanish game after joining Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur was the Copa del Rey final against Real's archrivals Barcelona.
On April 16, 2014, Barça were dominating and the score was level at 11 when Bale was booted in the 85th minute in a match at Messalla.
Bale's rush with the ball culminated in an incredible solo goal that earned Bale the crown as Real took the crown.
Four years ago, in the Champions League football final held in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, the English club Liverpool was the English club.
Later, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane sent Bale off in the 61st minute against Liverpool, who were fighting in a close match. Bale gave Real the lead with a stunning bicycle kick in the third minute. Bale scored a magical long-range goal in the 83rd minute to make them European champions.
Bale has not produced that many performances in Major League Soccer. Bale has yet to play full-time for David Beckham's Los Angeles FC. But Bale came as a saviour in the team's crucial momentseague Soccer. Bale has yet to play full-time for David Beckham's Los Angeles FC. But Bale came as a saviour in the team's crucial moments. The most crucial match was the league final.
Bale's debut in extra time against the Philadelphia Union saw Philadelphia take the lead in the 123rd minute of extra time after a goalless stoppage.
With that, they secured a coup d'état. But Bale put a check on it in the 128th minute with a goal from the Welshman, as Los Angeles went on to win the shootout 3-0.