FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Wales
  • 39': Joe Rodon
  • 65': Harry Wilson
  • 68': Kieffer Moore
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3 - 0
Liechtenstein

    About

    Wales are hosting Liechtenstein 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.
    • 3': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Foul by Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein).
    • 5': Liam Cullen (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 11': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Wales).
    • 11': Simon Lüchinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Offside, Liechtenstein. Fabio Luque-Notaro is caught offside.
    • 18': Hand ball by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Neco Williams (Wales).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a through ball.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a cross.
    • 24': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 24': Substitution, Wales. Jay Dasilva replaces Neco Williams because of an injury.
    • 27': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 27': Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
    • 28': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Maximilian Göppel (Liechtenstein).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 29': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Liam Cullen (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Sandro Wieser.
    • 32': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
    • 32': Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Maximilian Göppel.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein).
    • 34': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a through ball.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
    • 38': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Ferhat Saglam (Liechtenstein).
    • 38': Offside, Wales. Connor Roberts is caught offside.
    • 39': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 39': Goal! Wales 1, Liechtenstein 0. Joe Rodon (Wales) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wales 1, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Kenny Kindle replaces Livio Meier.
    • 45': Substitution, Liechtenstein. William Pizzi replaces Ferhat Saglam.
    • 47': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Sandro Wieser.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.
    • 49': Foul by Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein).
    • 49': Sorba Thomas (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 51': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wales) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
    • 61': Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Joe Rodon (Wales).
    • 64': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Brennan Johnson.
    • 64': Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Ethan Ampadu.
    • 64': Substitution, Wales. Lewis Koumas replaces Sorba Thomas.
    • 65': Goal! Wales 2, Liechtenstein 0. Harry Wilson (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 68': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 68': Goal! Wales 3, Liechtenstein 0. Kieffer Moore (Wales) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 70': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Andreas Malin replaces Fabio Luque-Notaro.
    • 70': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 73': Foul by William Pizzi (Liechtenstein).
    • 73': Jay Dasilva (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': William Pizzi (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Andrin Netzer replaces Simon Lüchinger.
    • 74': Substitution, Wales. Jordan James replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Wales) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Büchel (Liechtenstein). Assisted by David Brooks with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
    • 78': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 78': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
    • 78': Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Wales).
    • 81': William Pizzi (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Offside, Liechtenstein. Andrin Netzer is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
    • 83': Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Josh Sheehan (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Kenny Kindle (Liechtenstein).
    • 85': Jordan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 88': Offside, Liechtenstein. Andrin Netzer is caught offside.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 90': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Emanuel Zünd replaces Aron Sele.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein).
    • 90'+5': Corner,Wales. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wales 3, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wales 3, Liechtenstein 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 12
    8 Saves 0
    20.9 Possession 79.1
    0 SHOTS 26
    0 ON GOAL 11
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    109 Accurate Passes 644
    191 Passes 709
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 12
    0 Crosses 47
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 39
    9 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 7
    0.5 Tackle % 0.9
    9 Interceptions 8
    52 Effective Clearances 2
    52 Clearances 2

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales

    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 Liam Cullen
    8 Harry Wilson
    5 Ethan Ampadu
    13 Kieffer Moore
    19 Sorba Thomas
    11 Brennan Johnson
    Wales Substitutes:
    Lewis Koumas, Josh Sheehan, Jordan James, Adam Rhys Davies, Mark Harris, Chris Mepham, Jay Da Silva, Ben Cabango, Rabbi Matondo, Danny Ward, Nathan Broadhead, David Brooks.

    LIE Liechtenstein (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
    10 Sandro Wieser
    23 Jens Hofer
    4 Lars Traber
    3 Maximilian Göppel
    14 Livio Meier
    18 Nicolas Hasler
    8 Aron Sele
    17 Simon Lüchinger
    7 Fabio Notaro
    9 Ferhat Saglam
    Liechtenstein Substitutes:
    William Pizzi, Justin Ospelt, Fabio Wolfinger, Kenny Kindle, Andreas Malin, Jonas Weissenhofer, Emanuel Zünd, Felix Oberwaditzer, Andrin Netzer, Lorenzo Lo Russo, Niklas Beck, Johannes Schädler.

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