Kazakhstan V Wales: World Cup 2026 Qualifier – Live

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Early Kazakhstan squad news

Since losing to Wales successful Cardiff Kazakhstan person mislaid Askhat Tagybergen, their goalscorer and skipper connected nan night, to world retirement. The seasoned stood down pursuing his side’s conclusion astatine nan hands of North Macedonia citing his wish to make measurement for caller humor successful nan nationalist side. Arguably Kazakhstan’s brightest prospect, nan 17-year-old Dastan Satpaev made his elder world debut successful that crippled against Wales and nan Astana striker will subordinate Chelsea erstwhile he turns 18.

His Kairat Almaty teammate, Alexander Zarutskyi, misses retired done wounded coming aft being forced disconnected during nan first limb of his team’s Champions League playoff first limb against Celtic and is apt to beryllium replaced by Astana’s Mukhammedzhan Seysen.

Early Wales squad news

Wales spell into this crippled suffering from a litany of injuries, pinch nan nonaccomplishment of Leeds duo Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon arguably nan ones that will wounded nan most. Wrexham goalkeeper Danny Ward and his teammate Nathan Broadhead person besides been ruled out, while Jay Dasilva and Connor Roberts are besides numbered among nan Cymru lame and halt.

Currently playing his nine shot successful Mexico pinch Pumas UNAM, Aaron Ramsey has been omitted from nan squad owed to deficiency of lucifer fittingness pursuing his return to action from a hamstring injury. Bellamy insists nan 34-year-old midfielder features successful his early plans but nan brace agreed Ramsey would miss this crippled and Wales’ friends against Canada connected Tuesday because he has only played erstwhile since March.

In nan absence of truthful galore knowledgeable players, Cardiff City duo Dylan Lawlor and Ronan Kpakio person earned their first world call-ups, though location is nary spot successful nan squad for their chap Bluebird, Ruben Colwill contempt nan 23-year-old midfielder’s awesome commencement to nan season. Bellamy explained he was “very close” to being selected but added that he wants to “see more” from him. Colwill’s younger relative and Cardiff teammate, Joel, did make nan trim and is included successful a Wales squad for nan first time.

Fulham winger Harry Wilson has scored a extremity successful six of his past 7 appearances for Wales successful World Cup qualifying and nan Nations League. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Group J: Kazakhstan v Wales

A lengthy hop from Cardiff, nan Astana Arena is nan venue for today’s lucifer betwixt Kazakhstan and a Wales broadside who person ne'er travelled further for a World Cup qualifier. While galore Uefa groups are only getting started successful nan existent world window, Group J is already good nether measurement and Wales presently beryllium 2nd down leaders North Macedonia, who person 1 constituent much than Craig Bellamy’s broadside aft 4 games each. Belgium presently inhabit 3rd spot but will overtake some nan teams up of them if they triumph their 2 games successful hand.

The upshot is that today’s lucifer is veering perilously adjacent to must-win territory for nan Welsh and is unquestionably of nan must-not-lose variety. Despite travelling astir 3,500 kilometres to fulfill this fixture connected an artificial transportation that isn’t wholly to their manager’s liking, nan visitors will beryllium hopeful of repeating their triumph complete nan Kazakhs successful Cardiff backmost successful March. A much emphatic and little nervy triumph would beryllium welcome. Kick disconnected successful nan Kazakh superior is astatine 3pm (BST) but enactment tuned successful nan meantime for squad news and build-up.

The Astana Arena, wherever today’s World Cup qualifier betwixt Kazakhstan and Wales will beryllium played. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters