Gareth Bale scores twice as Wales maintain spirit of Euro 2016

Real Madrid superstar finds the net twice as 2018 World Cup campaign gets underway with a resounding win over Moldova

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After the heroics of the summer, Wales's footballers appear determined to prove that their success in France, where they reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016, was no flash in the pan. And prove it they did with a convincing start to their World Cup qualifying campaign when they beat Moldova 4-0 in Cardiff.

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