World Cup 2022: Wales v USA - who made your team for Qatar opener?
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Joe Allen's eve-of-game withdrawal may not have been a surprise - but is a blow for the majority of those who took part in our vote for Wales' opening World Cup XI.
Two out of three voters named Allen in their team, before the Swansea City midfielder was ruled out of Monday's game against USA.
Gareth Bale was most popular, named in all but a few selections.
And you very narrowly opted for Danny Ward in goal ahead of Wayne Hennessey.
We asked you to pick your preferred starting XI for Wales' first World Cup finals fixture in 64 years, and Allen was the second most popular choice in midfield after Aaron Ramsey.
Voting might have been different had 72-cap Allen been ruled out earlier, but leaving out his votes sees Harry Wilson move into the top 11 on overall numbers, while Ethan Ampadu polled well in both midfield as well as defence.
Ben Davies was the most popular choice among defenders - only captain Bale received more total votes - and Daniel James and Kieffer Moore were overwhelming choices to support Bale in the forward line.
Hennessey - who has been Wales boss Robert Page's first choice in recent games - received 48.25% of the vote, while Leicester City keeper Ward polled only marginally more with 48.55%.
Over 59% of voters opted to go with a 4-3-3 formation, while Page has tended to favour 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 to fit in Connor Roberts and Neco Williams as wing backs.
You can still pick your XI but your selections won't be counted towards the result - don't forget to share your picks on social media using #bbcsport