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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Kazakhstan

FT
0 - 1

Wales

24': Kieffer Moore

Moore fires Wales to win 1-0 win at Kazakhstan, top of group

Wales went top of their World Cup qualifying group on Thursday with a hard-fought 1-0 win in Kazakhstan.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
9': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
9': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Bagdat Kairov.
15': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
15': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Yan Vorogovskiy.
16': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Wales) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
16': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Nuraly Alip.
16': Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
17': Dastan Satpaev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
18': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan).
19': Attempt saved. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Wales). Assisted by Maksim Samorodov.
21': Foul by Alibek Kasym (Kazakhstan).
21': Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Yan Vorogovskiy.
24': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Wales) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
24': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Lawlor following a corner.
24': Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
24': Foul by Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan).
24': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Wales) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
24': Goal! Kazakhstan 0, Wales 1. Kieffer Moore (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
28': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Dylan Lawlor.
31': Attempt blocked. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
33': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
33': Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan).
37': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt missed. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
41': Foul by Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan).
41': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt saved. Chris Mepham (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
42': Foul by Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan).
42': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': Attempt blocked. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramazan Orazov.
45': Attempt missed. Alibek Kasym (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Chris Mepham (Wales).
45'+1': Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Kazakhstan 0, Wales 1.
45': Second Half begins Kazakhstan 0, Wales 1.
47': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
47': Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Dylan Lawlor (Wales).
49': Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Karl Darlow (Wales).
51': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
52': Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maksim Samorodov following a corner.
58': Attempt missed. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuraly Alip.
59': Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
59': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Dastan Satpaev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
62': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Wales).
62': Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan).
65': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Islam Chesnokov replaces Galymzhan Kenzhebek.
65': Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces Brennan Johnson.
65': Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Kieffer Moore.
68': Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).
68': Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
71': Foul by Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan).
71': Liam Cullen (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Ben Davies.
73': Ben Davies (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan).
74': Delay in match because of an injury Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt saved. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Karl Darlow (Wales). Assisted by Ramazan Orazov.
75': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
75': Attempt missed. Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maksim Samorodov with a cross following a corner.
76': Foul by Bagdat Kairov (Kazakhstan).
76': Sorba Thomas (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Sorba Thomas.
77': Substitution, Wales. Jordan James replaces Liam Cullen.
78': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Mark Harris.
78': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Temirlan Anarbekov.
80': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan).
80': Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Ular Zhaksybayev replaces Nuraly Alip because of an injury.
81': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
81': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kazakhstan).
83': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Harris following a fast break.
83': Attempt missed. Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
84': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Damir Kasabulat.
85': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
85': Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Wales. Ben Cabango replaces Chris Mepham.
86': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Serikzhan Muzhikov replaces Ramazan Orazov.
86': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Dauren Zhumat replaces Maksim Samorodov.
87': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Oralhan Ömirtaev replaces Dastan Satpaev.
87': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Ben Davies.
87': Attempt missed. Oralhan Ömirtaev (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serikzhan Muzhikov with a cross following a corner.
88': Attempt missed. Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dauren Zhumat with a cross following a corner.
88': Foul by Mark Harris (Wales).
88': Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Dauren Zhumat (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
90'+1': Neco Williams (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Handball by Harry Wilson (Wales).
90'+5': Foul by Ben Cabango (Wales).
90'+5': Islam Chesnokov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Serikzhan Muzhikov (Kazakhstan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Kazakhstan 0, Wales 1.
0': Match ends, Kazakhstan 0, Wales 1.

Statistics

WAL		KAZ
13	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
67.8	Possession	32.2
16	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
516	Accurate Passes	201
575	Passes	262
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	7
23	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.4
33	Long Balls	53
13	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	15
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	8
16	Effective Clearances	24
16	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Astana Arena
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Attendance: 28,219

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	North Macedonia	5	+9	11
2	Belgium	4	+13	10
3	Wales	5	+5	10
4	Kazakhstan	5	-8	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Kazakhstan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
15	Temirlan Anarbekov (GK)
2	Sergiy Malyi
3	Nuraly Alip
6	Alibek Kasym
21	Damir Kasabulat
8	Ramazan Orazov
11	Yan Vorogovskiy
5	Bagdat Kairov
10	Maksim Samorodov
17	Galymzhan Kenzhebek
19	Dastan Satpaev

Kazakhstan Substitutes:

Bekkhan Shaizada, Dauren Zhumat, Ivan Sviridov, Oralkhan Omirtayev, Nauryzbek Zhagorov, Murojon Khalmatov, Dinmuhamed Karaman, Islam Chesnokov, Mukhamedjan Seysen, Sultanbek Astanov, Ular Zhaksybayev, Serikzhan Muzhikov.

Wales (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Karl Darlow (GK)
2	Chris Mepham
6	Dylan Lawlor
4	Ben Davies
3	Neco Williams
22	Josh Sheehan
10	Liam Cullen
8	Harry Wilson
13	Kieffer Moore
19	Sorba Thomas
11	Brennan Johnson

Wales Substitutes:

Lewis Koumas, Joel Colwill, Jordan James, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Adam Rhys Davies, Tom King, Ronan Kpakio, Daniel James, Mark Harris, Charlie Crew, David Brooks, Ben Cabango.

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