Match Thread " Wales v Croatia "

Wales complete their games in the October international window with a crucial EURO 2024 Qualifier against Croatia at CCS on Sunday night.

The game kicks off at 7.45pm, it will be shown live on both S4C and ViaPlay Sports.

Wales have to win this game, as well as the November games in Armenia and at home to Turkey, to stand a chance of automatically qualifying for the tournament.

If they don't, they are practically guaranteed a place in the play-offs.

WALES SQUAD

Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace)
Danny Ward (Leicester City)
Tom King (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur)
Joe Rodon (Leeds United - on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Tom Lockyer (Luton Town)
Chris Mepham (AFC Bournemouth)
Regan Poole (Portsmouth)
Joe Low (Wycombe Wanderers)
Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest)
Connor Roberts (Burnley)

Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United)
Charlie Savage (Reading)
Jordan James (Birmingham City)
Dylan Levitt (Hibernian)
Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers)

Dan James (Leeds United)
Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town)
Harry Wilson (Fulham)
David Brooks (AFC Bournemouth)
Liam Cullen (Swansea City)
Kieffer Moore (AFC Bournemouth)
Tom Brashaw (Millwall)

WALES STARTING 11

Danny Ward
Connor Roberts
Joe Rodon
Chris Mepham
Ben Davies
Neco Williams
Ethan Ampadu
Jordan James
David Brooks
Harry Wilson
Kieffer Moore

We really need to go at from the off
sit back we will go behind page needs to go for it its our final attack attack attack.

CROATIA STARTING 11

Dominik Livakovic
Josip Juranovic
Domagoj Vida
Josko Gvardiol
Borna Barisic
Marcelo Brozovic
Luka Modric
Mateo Kovacic
Lovro Majer
Josip Brekalo
Petar Musa

Let's watch Pages tactical genius. Goodluck to to the squad, you'll have a new leader soon.

If Wales loose tonight the FAW have a big decision to make. Stick with Page for the 2026 world cup qualifiers or replace him.

Personally I'd replace him. My choice would be with Bellemy.

If Wales loose tonight the FAW have a big decision to make. Stick with Page for the 2026 world cup qualifiers or replace him.

Personally I'd replace him. My choice would be with Bellemy.

Roy Keane the name being banded about.

Wales much the better team so far with both Harry Wilson and Neco Williams having shots saved.

If Wales loose tonight the FAW have a big decision to make. Stick with Page for the 2026 world cup qualifiers or replace him.

Personally I'd replace him. My choice would be with Bellemy.

Roy Keane the name being banded about.

I heard the FAW were considering Keane earlier this year, hopefully they've ditched that idea now. Would rather they stuck with Page than go with Keane.

Wales much the better team so far with both Harry Wilson and Neco Williams having shots saved.

A very good first half from Wales. Very happy with that, just a shame we did score from one of our chances.

I have to say, I was impressed with the first half. Passing is 100% better and some good distribution from Roberts over the top. Not scoring with those chances could cost us tho. Croatia will click on to the tactics and suppress. Page needs to be ready to change tactics for the second half. Overall a good performance so far. Cmon boys let's get that goal.

Very good by Wales. Hats iff to Briokes, coming back from cancer and he has played really well first half.
Lets give it a rest slagging off Page. He is not that bad and …. If the best suggestions are Keane(!) and Bellamy(!!) … we may ad well stick with him.

Wonder if we will press the keeper, as good as we were first half it was as if our players been told not to press the keeper if the ball goes back.

HARRY WILSON SCORES

1-0 Wales

Dan James on for David Brooks

Great second goal

HARRY WILSON AGAIN

2-0 Wales

Great second goal

Richly deserved.

Wales 2 - 0 Croatia, let's keep this going, don't sit back too deep, 30 mins to go.

Croatia look awful, Wales are totally outplaying them.

Dan James nearly makes it three but curls just wide

Pasalic makes it 2-1.

15 minutes to go.

2-1 that was coming, cmon Page! Sort it out. Sitting back inviting a goal. Push for a 3rd and put this game to bed.

Thankfully we play in a way that accommodates him as probably our main player, but I can’t see how Ramsey is an automatic starter for Wales going forward given the way we play. We look far more a complete team with Jordan James a bit deeper instead.

Broadhead on for Wilson

Modric is getting far too much space to pick his passes

Jordan James booked

Roberts puts his balls on the line Ouch

Marcelo Brozovic booked

Five added minutes