Liechtenstein V Wales: World Cup 2026 Qualifier – Live

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Liechtenstein: Benjamin Buchel, Meier, Malin, Goppel, Nicolas Hasler, Luchinger, Alessio Hasler, Sele, Zund, Notaro, Salanovic.
Subs: Foser, Justin Ospelt, Schlegel, Weissenhofer, Oberwaditzer, Saglam, Kranz, Luca Beck, Fabio Wolfinger, Sandro Wolfinger, Pizzi.

Wales: Darlow, Williams, Rodon, Lawlor, Dasilva, Thomas, Jordan James, Ampadu, Daniel James, Broadhead, Harris.
Subs: King, Adam Davies, Norrington-Davies, Brooks, Rubin Colwill, Koumas, Cullen, Johnson, Isaak Davies, Kpakio, Joel Colwill, Sheehan.
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Craig Bellamy missed Wales’ past travel to Liechtenstein successful 2009 arsenic a subordinate aft being booked for dissent. This time, nan caput coach has made it to Vaduz, but is banned from nan touchline aft being, yep, booked for dissent during past month’s conclusion to Belgium.

Bellamy’s assistant, Piet Cremers, will beryllium successful nan dugout while his leader watches from nan stands. The 31-year-old Dutchman has immoderate awesome behind-the-scenes experience, having worked arsenic a main expert for Manchester City and adjunct head nether Vincent Kompany astatine Burnley.

“I mightiness bask it more, being upstairs wherever I tin spot nan crippled from caller viewpoints,” says Bellamy (not to mention those exceptional upland views). “So it’s going to beryllium a small spot different, but nan work’s done, we’ve gone done nan scenarios.”

Preamble

A unusual spot of scheduling intends that nan Welsh shot and rugby national teams are playing astatine nan aforesaid clip coming – and while nan rugger boys are nether unit to get a consequence against Japan successful Cardiff, nan stakes consciousness a small little for Craig Bellamy’s men successful this quiet area of nan Alps.

Belgium person missed nan chance to seal apical spot successful Group J aft a 1-1 tie successful Kazakhstan, but their last crippled is astatine location to Liechtenstein, truthful Wales’ realistic target is 2nd successful nan group. Three points against nan group’s bottommost broadside coming would group up a last showdown astatine location to North Macedonia connected Tuesday, pinch nan victor securing a playoff spot.

If Wales tin triumph by six goals tonight, they would only request a tie connected Tuesday to decorativeness 2nd successful nan group – but moreover if they autumn short, their Nations League capacity offers a backmost doorway into nan playoffs. Entry done nan beforehand doorway would beryllium preferable, arsenic it offers a seeded spot successful nan tie for March’s scrap for nan last World Cup spots.

While galore of Europe’s minnows person improved successful caller years, Liechtenstein are not 1 of them; their only location triumph since 2018 came past year, successful a friends against Hong Kong. Failing to hit nan broadside classed 206th successful nan world wouldn’t extremity Welsh hopes, but would beryllium a important rustle to their burgeoning belief. Kick-off is astatine 5pm GMT.