Gareth Bale to postpone retirement 'for a little bit' after Wales qualify for Qatar World Cup with win over Ukraine

Gareth Bale says he will postpone his retirement plans «for a little bit» after Wales qualified for the World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 win over Ukraine in Cardiff. Bale's free-kick was turned into the net by Ukraine's Andriy Yarmolenko in the 34th minute in Sunday's World Cup play-off final and it proved to be the difference as Wales reached the World Cup for the first time in 64 years. Ad/> Bale announced his Real Madrid departure last week following the expiration of his contract after nine trophy-laden years at the club.

When quizzed before the World Cup play-off decider if he had any offers, he light-heartedly replied: «I've got loads!» World Cup Qualification UEFAWales reach World Cup for first time in 64 years after edging past Ukraine5 HOURS AGO He was asked after Wales' historic win if retirement talk would be categorically postponed for now, responding: «For a little bit.» Bale also said Wales qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar, which gets underway on November 21, is the «greatest result» in Welsh football history. «The result is the greatest result in the history of Welsh football,» the Wales captain said. «We're ecstatic, we're going to a World Cup.

»It's what dreams are made of, it's what we've been working towards since we first came here. «I'm speechless, we're so happy, we did it for all our amazing fans and words can't describe how I'm feeling at the moment. »It was a difficult game, I haven't done so much over the last four weeks because of my back spasm, it was tough to get through the game but the most important thing was to get through." /> Wales midfielder Joe Allen said about Wales' qualification: «It's hard to put into words.