FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Wales vs Kazakhstan, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Wales
  • 9': Daniel James
  • 47': Ben Davies
  • 90': Rabbi Matondo
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3 - 1
Kazakhstan
  • 32': Askhat Tagybergen (P)

About

Wales are hosting Kazakhstan at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
  • 8': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nuraly Alip.
  • 9': Goal! Wales 1, Kazakhstan 0. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Davies following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Aleksandr Marochkin.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Brooks with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
  • 20': Serikzhan Muzhikov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan).
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Connor Roberts (Wales) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 32': Goal! Wales 1, Kazakhstan 1. Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 37': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan).
  • 39': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan).
  • 40': VAR Decision: No card change Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan).
  • 42': Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Connor Roberts (Wales).
  • 45'+2': Serikzhan Muzhikov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serikzhan Muzhikov with a headed pass.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Wales 1, Kazakhstan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Kazakhstan 1.
  • 46': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Askhat Tagybergen.
  • 47': Goal! Wales 2, Kazakhstan 1. Ben Davies (Wales) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Serikzhan Muzhikov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maksim Samorodov.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 58': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
  • 58': Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Serikzhan Muzhikov.
  • 61': Foul by Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan).
  • 61': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Georgy Zhukov replaces Serikzhan Muzhikov.
  • 62': Substitution, Wales. Jordan James replaces David Brooks.
  • 62': Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Foul by Marat Bystrov (Kazakhstan).
  • 67': Jordan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 68': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nuraly Alip.
  • 71': Foul by Aybar Zhaksylykov (Kazakhstan).
  • 71': Joe Rodon (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen.
  • 74': Offside, Kazakhstan. Yan Vorogovskiy is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Abat Aymbetov replaces Aybar Zhaksylykov.
  • 74': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Dastan Satpaev replaces Maksim Samorodov.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Abat Aymbetov (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen with a cross.
  • 85': Abat Aymbetov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Joe Rodon (Wales).
  • 86': Substitution, Wales. Rabbi Matondo replaces Daniel James.
  • 86': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Galymzhan Kenzhebek replaces Islam Chesnokov.
  • 87': Foul by Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan).
  • 87': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Wales 3, Kazakhstan 1. Rabbi Matondo (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wales 3, Kazakhstan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wales 3, Kazakhstan 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
28.4 Possession 71.6
10 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
208 Accurate Passes 629
265 Passes 682
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 24
0.4 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 38
24 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 2
22 Effective Clearances 17
22 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 32,473

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wales 3 +5 7
2 North Macedonia 3 +3 5
3 Kazakhstan 2 0 3
4 Belgium 1 0 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAL Wales (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Karl Darlow (GK)
4 Ben Davies
6 Joe Rodon
3 Neco Williams
14 Connor Roberts
10 David Brooks
15 Liam Cullen
22 Josh Sheehan
11 Brennan Johnson
19 Sorba Thomas
20 Daniel James
Wales Substitutes:
Adam Rhys Davies, Ben Cabango, Jordan James, Nathan Broadhead, Tom Lawrence, Rabbi Matondo, Chris Mepham, Jay Da Silva, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Danny Ward, Joe Allen.

KAZ Kazakhstan (5-4-1)

No. Name
15 Aleksandr Zarutskiy (GK)
22 Aleksandr Marochkin
3 Nuraly Alip
4 Marat Bystrov
11 Yan Vorogovskiy
16 Erkin Tapalov
7 Serikzhan Muzhikov
8 Askhat Tagybergen
10 Maksim Samorodov Yellow Card
23 Islam Chesnokov Yellow Card
19 Aybar Zhaksylykov
Kazakhstan Substitutes:
Ramazan Orazov, Nauryzbek Zhagorov, Abat Aimbetov, Aliyar Mukhamed, Ular Zhaksybayev, Stas Pokatilov, Galymzhan Kenzhebek, Georgi Zhukov, Adilbek Zhumakhanov, Mukhamedjan Seysen, Dastan Satpaev, Sultanbek Astanov.

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