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Mark Pirie

Aaron Ramsey earns post Rangers redemption as emotional Wales hero left in tears after reaching the World Cup

Midfielder Aaron Ramsey is heading to the World Cup after Wales produced a battling performance to see off Ukraine.

The Welshman is heading back to Juventus after a disappointing loan spell with Rangers, but goes back to Turin knowing he will be playing in Qatar this winter.

Ramsey's appeared to be a blockbuster arrival at Ibrox disappointed after a series of injury woes plagued his spell in Scotland.

His final contribution to the club being the heartbreaking penalty shoot-out miss in the Europa League final before collecting a Scottish Cup winners medal.

However, he put the disappointing spell in the Scottish Premiership behind him to play a key role in the 1-0 win in Cardiff.

Ukraine reached the World Cup showdown with Wales after a convincing 3-1 win over Scotland at Hampden.

However, Oleksandr Petrakov's men struggled against Ramsey and co with Gareth Bale's deflected free-kick making the difference.

Ramsey was handed the captaincy from Bale in the closing stages as they saw out the victory, completing the 90 minutes.

It means Robert Page has steered Wales to their first World Cup in 64 years, and Ramsey couldn't hold back at the end of the game in emotional scenes after the whistle.

The TV cameras snapped a teary-eyed Ramsey soaking in the atmosphere.

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