Gareth Bale became only the fourth Welshman to score at a World Cup as his late penalty saw Cymru draw 1-1 with USA.
Wales boss Rob Page spring a surprise before kick off as he dropped target man Kieffer Moore to shore up the midfield with Harry Wilson.
It was the States who almost took the lead inside the opening 10 minutes as Joe Rodon forced a brilliant save from Wayne Hennessey before Josh Sargent headed wide of the post.
Wales were offering very little with neither Aaron Ramsey or Gareth Bale able to get on the ball and show their class in the final third.
And it was the USMNT who took the lead on 35 minutes as Christian Pulisic burst through the midfield and laid in Tim Weah who finished superbly.
Page realised his mistake at half time and brought Moore into the fold in place of the ineffectual Dan James.
With a focal point to aim at, Wales were playing much better now but with an hour gone still hadn’t troubled Matt Turner in the US goal.
They did exactly that on 65 minutes as Ben Davies got on the end of a loose ball, but his diving header was saved well.
Cymru were pushing for an equaliser now and got it on 80 minutes as Bale was fouled inside the area and the LAFC man fired in from the penalty spot.