"Goosebumps": Welsh fans react to hearing national anthem at first World Cup in 64 years

Wales World Cup 2022
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When Wales lined up to take on USA at World Cup 2022, the last time their national anthem - Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - had been heard at the tournament was in 1958, fully 64 years ago.

That all changed ahead of their opening Group B match, though, with the thousands of Welsh fans and 11 players lined up in full voice at the Al Rayyan Stadium in Qatar.

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Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.