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The Latest: Wales beats Slovakia 2-1 at Euro 2016

PARIS (AP) The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):

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7:53 p.m.

Hal Robson-Kanu scored the winning goal in the 81st minute as Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 at the European Championship.

The defender's scuffed shot from 12 meters came 10 minutes after he had come on as substitute.

Gareth Bale had given Wales the lead in the 10th minute when he curled in a free kick. Ondrej Duda equalized for Slovakia in the 61st, a minute after he came on as a substitute.

Wales' victory came in its first match at a major championship since the 1958 World Cup.