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Gareth Bale's World Cup ambition is more than Wales going far in Qatar; he wants to leave a legacy

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DOHA, Qatar -- For most national team captains arriving at the World Cup, the dream is to be the one left holding the trophy at Lusail Stadium on Dec. 18. But for Wales captain Gareth Bale, it's a little different. He's in Qatar to win matches, that's obvious, but there's also something bigger at play. It's his hope that when the World Cup rolls around in 2042 there's another player leading out a Welsh team on football's biggest stage with a memory of 2022 stuck in his head.

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