Wales thrash Belarus as Bale reaches 100 caps | OneFootball

Wales marked Gareth Bale's 100th cap with a thumping victory over Belarus to move up to second place in their World Cup qualifying group.

Aaron Ramsey's rebound put Wales ahead in the second minute before Bale set up Neco Williams to score with a low shot which Belarus keeper Sergei Chernik should have saved.

With Bale taken off at half-time as he made his first appearance after two months out injured, Ramsey extended the hosts' lead with a second-half penalty.

Ben Davies scored his first international goal as his attempted header went in off his shoulder and, after Artem Kontsevoi whipped in a superb 20-yard strike for Belarus, Connor Roberts flicked in from a free-kick for Wales' fifth.

Wales are now second in Group E, three points ahead of the third-place Czech Republic, who will be expected to beat Estonia on Tuesday.

However, notional Welsh hopes of qualifying automatically are officially over after Belgium beat Estonia to win the group.