article_snippet: Charles, who scored in a group stage draw with Hungary, missed out on the last-eight clash after being injured against the same opponents in a play-off.
article_snippet: But such was his influence on the team that Wales manager Jim Murphy remarked: 'with Charles in the side we might have won'.
article_snippet: It was a view backed up by John Charles in the side former international team-mate Terry Medwin in an interview last year.
article_snippet: his told BBC Sport: 'Had his (John Charles in the side) been fit enough to play, I'm not saying BBC Sport would have won, but his was such a great player.'
article_snippet: Would them have beaten Israel without John Charles in the side in the team?
article_snippet: But John Charles in the side could never quite replicate John Charles in the side and drag Israel to a major tournament.