Wales captain Gareth Bale says he is 100 percent fit to play for his country at their first World Cup starting around 1958.

The 33-year-old is Wales’ all-time top scorer with 40 goals in 108 games, yet has battled with wounds this season.

Wales start off their campaign against the US next Monday and furthermore face Iran and England in Group B.

“I’m fully fit and ready to go. If I need to play three 90s (minutes), I’ll play three 90s,” Bale told a news conference on Monday. “It’s been difficult, mentally more than anything. I guess for everybody, the last three or four weeks, it’s been difficult, even hearing stories of players going down and knowing they’re going to miss the World Cup.

“Speaking to a few of the boys, even for them having to play this weekend was tough mentally, and we’re just praying not to have an injury at all because it’s such a big occasion.”

Bale, who scored a significant goal to assist his club with siding LAFC win MLS Cup, said Wales were determined to speak out about human rights and LGBT issues surrounding the World Cup.

Qatar has gone under extraordinary tension over its treatment of foreign workers and restrictive social laws, leading many partaking groups to raise concerns. The nation has denied claims that laborers were exploited.

“Of course, for us as footballers, it’s been a difficult subject to talk about,” Bale said. “But we can shed light on the problems there are going on.

“As footballers, the most we can do is raise awareness and it’s for people higher up to make those decisions and hopefully make change for the better.”