First day of the World Cup
Wales & England news conferences
James Maddison & Kyle Walker to miss England v Iran
Wales midfielder Joe Allen out of opener against USA
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Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Doha
Asked about his fitness, Wales captain Gareth Bale says: “I’m right where I want to be.
“I’m ready to go. We’ve all been training hard in the week.”
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Doha
Gareth Bale is in the room.
“It’s an incredible feeling to be here and an honour to do it for my country," he says.
“We’re just our normal group having our normal jokes, working hard when we need to. The atmosphere is great at the hotel, at training.
“We’re really looking forward to the game and, when we’re in that mood, we normally give our best stuff."
Ben Davies says Wales have ambitions of achieving "something special" ahead of their World Cup game since 1958.
Davies, 29, was part of the side who ended a 58-year absence from major finals by qualifying for the past two European Championships.
"It's a success for us just to qualify for a World Cup," said Davies, in what was the first news conference to be held in Welsh in the competition's 92-year history.
"But that doesn't mean we don't have a lot of ambition to do something special in this competition.
"Euro 2016 was something new to us all, travelling around Europe to play in a top competition, that was something different.
"There's a similar feeling now, a new feeling for us facing teams we've not played against before."
Read more: Wales aim for 'something special' in Qatar - Davies
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While we wait for Gareth Bale, here he is playing some basketball with the football during training.
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Doha
A little break now at the Qatari National Convention Centre as we wait for Gareth Bale.
The murmurs in the theatre are like those you hear in the Crucible during a mid-session interval at the Snooker World Championships.
Wales boss Robert Page confirms that the team will wear the One Love rainbow armband tomorrow.
Asked if Fifa had told them not to wear it, Page said: "No. we’ve said the One Love armband is what we’ll wear."
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Doha
Wales manager Robert Page on Group B: “People will look at England and the USA and naturally think they’re the favourites, then there's Iran and ourselves.
“But we’ve proved that on our day we can more than compete. There might be some surprises along the way and we’re going to enjoy it.
“We’ve earned the right to be here and I want to go and show the world now how good we are.”
Wales manager Rob Page, speaking about tomorrow's World Cup opener against USA at 19:00 GMT: "They are ready. We won't need to fire them up. We have a game plan and done a lot of analysis on the first game and they are ready for the game. They have waited a long time for it.
"My team talk will come from the heart again and we are all looking forward to the kick off."
Howard Nurse
BBC Sport in Qatar
The sun is setting in Qatar. One hour until the opening ceremony starts.
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BBC Sport Wales in Doha
Breaking news: Wales midfielder Joe Allen is out of tomorrow's World Cup opener against the United States with a hamstring injury.
Allen was a major doubt having not played since September.
“We said from the start we were going to give every possible chance but he’s not going to make it if I’m being completely honest," says manager Robert Page.
“If he breaks down, he’s definitely out for the tournament. We’re not going to push him.”
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Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Doha
Two of the United States' most prominent players, Weston McKennie and Sergino Dest, are fitness concerns for their World Cup opener against Wales tomorrow.
Juventus midfielder McKennie and full-back Dest, on loan at AC Milan from Barcelona, have been struggling with thigh and adductor issues respectively.
But USA head coach Gregg Berhalter is confident both will feature against Wales.
“We’re pretty much done [selecting a team]," says Berhalter.
"In terms of Weston and Sergino, they’ve made great progress and we see them playing, we just don’t know for how long.
"They're definitely in a position to help the team."
Alex Howell
BBC Sport in Qatar
The last full session for England before their opening game tomorrow. They might do some tactical work in a meeting room but this is the last chance to train fully.
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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha
James Maddison's absence from England's final training session before they open the World Cup campaign against Iran tomorrow must surely be a growing worry for manager Gareth Southgate.
The messages about the knee injury Maddison suffered in Leicester City's final Premier League game before the World Cup break at West Ham United were optimistic from club and country but Southgate would surely have felt far more comfortable had he been able to train fully before now.
Southgate will no doubt give an update on Maddison's condition when he speaks here later.
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BBC Sport in Doha
There was plenty going on at the fan festival last night with a Panna football arena on one side.
Freestylers from Mexico and Argentina were aiming to nutmeg each other. We left when it was 1-0 to Mexico.
Image source, BBC SportAnd as we walked out of the mini arena and into a walkway display of replica shirts, balls and trophies, one woman was guarding a fridge surrounded by photographers.
She opened it up and there it was - the Golden Boot!
Not sure where the milk was being stored.
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BBC Sport Wales in Doha
A slight delay means Wales manager Robert Page and captain Gareth Bale are now expected to start their news conference around 13:30 GMT.
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha
The vast media centre in Doha - where all the managers and players will be brought to stage pre-match media duties - is starting to have that World Cup feel and is where England's Gareth Southgate and captain Harry Kane will speak later.
TV crews from around the globe are assembled and Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal, sitting alongside Virgil van Dijk, proved a popular figure earlier with some reporters even committing the cardinal sin of asking for a selfie with the pair.
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Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Doha
United States head coach Gregg Berhalter finishes his news conference for tomorrow's game against Wales by saying he thinks group rivals England are one of the favourites to win the World Cup.
Wales manager Robert Page and captain Gareth Bale will be in the room next.