Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has been named between the sticks by French sports newspaper L'Equipe in their worst team of the World Cup.
Hennessey, 35, played Wales' first two group games at the tournament ahead of Leicester City goalkeeper Danny Ward. The Dragons drew their first match against the United States of America but lost their next one to Iran after the Reds 'keeper received a straight red card late on before Team Melli scored two even later goals in added time to secure all three points.
As a result, Hennessey was suspended for the third and final fixture against England. Without the Forest goalkeeper, Wales went on to lose 3-0 and finish rock-bottom of Group B, having picked up just a solitary point from their first World Cup in 64 years.
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Those two performances, though, were enough to earn Hennessey a place in L'Equipe's worst team of the tournament, with a rating of just 3.5. The defence in front of him also includes another Forest connection in academy graduate Matty Cash.
The Aston Villa player also received a 3.5 rating, but across double the number of appearances as Poland reached the round of 16 before being eliminated by France. Hennessey's Wales teammate Gareth Bale also has a spot up front in the side with a rating of three.
L'Equipe's worst team of the tournament XI: Hennessey (Wales); Cash (Poland), Kanaani (Iran), Khoukhi (Qatar), Carrasco (Belgium); Skov Olsen (Denmark), Bielik (Poland), Zielinski (Poland), K. Diatta (Senegal); Bale (Wales), A. Contreras (Costa Rica)
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