Wales manager Chris Coleman pointed to a 10-hour round trip to Cyprus as a major factor in his side's failure to beat Israel in Cardiff.
Chris Coleman claimed Wales would have beaten Israel and qualified for Euro 2016 if it had not had to play away at Cyprus just three days earlier.
A 0-0 draw at the Cardiff City Stadium put the celebrations on pause and Coleman felt the 10-hour round trip to Cyprus, where his side won 1-0 courtesy of a Gareth Bale header, had negatively impacted on his players.
He said: "The lads were tired at the end.