Wales will appear at the World Cup for the first time in 64 years after Andriy Yarmolenkos own goal Moses Malone Jersey ensured a 1-0 qualifying play-off final win over Ukraine.Ukraine marked their first competitive match back after Ru sias invasion with a 3-1 play-off semi-final win over Scotland on Wednesday to tee up the winner-takes-all decider in Cardiff.Oleksandr Petrakovs visitors controlled first-half proceedings but were made to pay when Gareth Bale, with the help of Yarmolenkos head, struck first after 34 minutes.Wales were largely indebted to the heroics of Wayne Henne sey as Rob Pages team held on tobooktheir spot in Qatar alongside England, United States and Iran in World Cup Group B. A long-range Viktor Tsygankov drive forced an early save from Henne sey, who tipped over a deflected cro s from the Ukraine winger from the resulting corner.Oleksandr Petrakovs visitors, buoyed on by a vociferous away crowd, continued with their dominance as another smart Henne sey stop denied Roman Yaremchuk as he threatened with a drilled effort.Henne sey kept out Oleksandr Zinchenkos curler Billy Cunningham Jersey and the Wales goalkeepers plethora of first-half saves paid dividends, with Yarmolenko heading Bales goal-bound free-kick past Georgi Bushchan.Aaron Ramsey angled a glorious chance from Kieffer Moores cutback wide, while Henne sey kicked away Tsygankovs close-range prod in an entertaining second-half Kyle O'Quinn Jersey opening.Ruslan Malinovskiy fireda deflected strike wide as Ukraine searched for an equaliser, with Brennan Johnsonhitting the post and Bushchan denying Bale at the other endduring a frenetic finish.Henne sey was again the hero as he produced a fantastic stop against Artem Dovbyk in the closing stages to send Wales to the World Cup.What does it mean? Wales end long, long waitWales had mi sed 15 editions of the World Cup since last qualifying in 1958, but Pages side ended that long wait in front of the home support inside the Cardiff City Stadium.That 64-year gap between qualifying for international footballs showpiece event surpa sed the previous 56-year Norvel Pelle Jersey record jointly held by Egypt (1934 1990) and Norway (1938 1994).Page will ready his team to face rivals England, USA and Iran in a wide-open group in Qatar, while Ukraine faltered in a World Cup play-off for a fifth time.Heroic Henne seyBale may take the plaudits for his ninth goal involvement (five goals, four a sists) of the World Cup qualifying campaign in just his seventh appearance.But Henne sey was the reason Wales will be playing in the World Cup, the goalkeeper making a remarkable nine saves with his tip over against Dovbyk the pick of his stops.Andriy agonyYarmolenko moved three behind Ukraines all- Isaiah Joe Jersey time top scorer Andriy Shevchenko with his 45th international strike against Scotland, but the captain faltered in Wales.While the 32-year-old may have been unfortunate to deflect into his own net, Yarmolenko also won just three of his eight duels in a quiet display.Whats next?Wales return to Nations League action at home to Netherlands on Wednesday, when Ukraine open their campaign in the same competition away to the Republic of Ireland.