(Reuters) - Wales manager Chris Coleman is the right man to guide the country to their first World Cup finals since 1958, winger Gareth Bale has said. Only the nine group winners qualify automatically for the World Cup while the eight best runners-up will advance to a round of playoffs for the remaining four berths in Russia. Bale said he wanted Coleman to remain in charge and help steer the side to Russia. Bale also said Wales had to move on from their Euro 2016 campaign, where they reached the semi-finals, and focus on World Cup qualification. "It would mean everything to reach Russia -- we've only reached one World Cup finals before and that was back in the 1950s."

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 07:07 UTC