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CARDIFF, Wales — Oleksandr Petrakov wanted to apologise. The Ukraine coach had just seen his team dominate a World Cup playoff final against Wales in Cardiff, but a combination of Gareth Bale’s match-winning qualities and a stunning performance by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey earned a 1-0 victory, and World Cup qualification, for the home side.
Ukraine’s dream of overcoming impossibly difficult circumstances to make it to Qatar — the country…
