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Ian Mitchelmore

The very different Gareth Bale interview which gives a far clearer hint about his future

Gareth Bale has confirmed he wants to continue to play international football following Wales' Euro 2020 exit.

Reports in Spain previously stated the 31-year-old would retire from the game after this summer's competition.

Bale refused to deny that he would quit when asked to clarify his future plans ahead of the Euros.

However, in the aftermath of Wales' 4-0 defeat to Denmark in Amsterdam, Bale stated that we would continue to turn out for the Red Dragons until he retires.

"I want to continue to play," he told S4C.

READ MORE: Page's reaction to Bale questioning

"People ask stupid questions all the time. I love playing for Wales. I will play for Wales until the day I stop playing football."

It comes after Bale walked out of a separate post-match interview after being asked about his future.

But having revealed he wants to add to his tally of 96 caps, the Real Madrid star says he believes Wales have enough quality in their ranks to qualify for next year's World Cup in Qatar.

"We've just started the World Cup campaign. We were just saying in there now, we need to take this experience into the World Cup campaign," he added.

"I feel like we have a very good way of playing when we play well.

"We just need to keep that confidence high, keep playing football and I think we can qualify for the next World Cup."

Wales continue their World Cup qualifying campaign against Belarus on September 5.

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