Wales World Cup squad: Joe Allen makes 26-man list alongside Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.

By Praise Adejumo Blessing

Allen, with 72 caps, has been part of so much of Wales' success stories of the recent past but a hamstring injury has kept him out of contention for Swansea City since mid-September.

Head coach Rob Page has named the 32-year-old among his list of midfielders, with Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey both unsurprisingly included despite relatively little game-time this season.

Bale has only played 327 minutes for Los Angeles FC since his move to Major League Soccer in July, but he scored in the MLS Cup penalty shoot-out success last weekend against Philadelphia Union.

"I'm not really bothered how fit Gareth Bale is," Page told Sky Sports. "He's come off the back of scoring a really important goal for LA, he's back in the country and he's fit.
Wales' first game in Qatar will take place on Monday November 21 against USA at 7pm UK time on the second day of the tournament at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.

The same venue will host Wales' second group game against Iran on Friday November 25 at 10am as well as the final group match against England on Tuesday November 29 at 7pm.

The knock-out stage begins on Saturday December 3.

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