It's now or never for Gareth Bale to get the one thing missing on his CV and guide Wales to a World Cup... he may be exiled at Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti but Wales' all-time top scorer heads to Cardiff with a shot at history

Don't be fooled by recent years of exile at Real Madrid, Gareth Bale has one of the finest CVs in world football.

Four Champions League titles, two LaLiga titles, one Copa del Rey, three UEFA Super Cups, three Club World Cups, two PFA Players' Player of the Year gongs and a Premier League Player of the Season to boot.

But one thing is missing and as much as he says not adding it to that aforementioned CV will not leave any regrets, reaching a World Cup and ending Wales' hoodoo since they last made it in 1958 would be among his greatest ever achievements.