World Cup 2022

Wayne Hennessey and Danny Ward, the two goalkeepers vying to be No 1, played 270 Premier League minutes between them. Joe Rodon played 86 minutes for Tottenham.

And so Ben Davies is the emblem of this squad, certainly more than Ramsey and arguably more than Bale too. Brennan Johnson may prefer to sign a new contract at Nottingham Forest and start every week in the Premier League. There is still the unhelpful issue of the managerial position; Ryan Giggs’ trial has been delayed until August due to a lack of court space. Until 2015, Wales’ modern history had been a statue to unrequited ambition, sculpted by a team of master craftsmen led by Paul Bodin, who missed the penalty that could have taken them to USA 94. Bale only started half of the pre-playoff qualifiers and only scored three times. In each of them, history offered reason for doubt and fear. Between Austria in the semi-final and Ukraine in the play-off final, some of Robert Page’s most important cogs were barely part of a machine at all.

The Welsh earned their first World Cup berth since 1958 with a 1-0 victory over Ukraine in Cardiff on Sunday, with an Andriy Yarmolenko own goal the difference ...

Ukraine handily defeated Scotland on Wednesday to advance to the playoff in Wales, and for long stretches of the first half it appeared as though they'd also take control of Sunday's match. As such, Yarmolenko's own goal stood as the only marker of the match, propelling Wales into the World Cup for the first time this century. Wales came out stronger in the second half, forcing a couple of good saves out of Bushchan and hitting the post, but it was Wayne Hennessey who was the far busier of the two goalkeepers as Ukraine pressed forward in search of an equalizer.

Wales join the Three Lions in Qatar after beating Ukraine in the play-offs which means a hotly-anticipated Battle of Britain awaits in Group B. We've got all ...

England (UEFA Group I winners) Spain (UEFA Group B winners) Serbia (UEFA Group A winners)

Qatar World Cup matches have four kick-off times, both England and Wales have a Friday fixture, their games will be shown on BBC and ITV.

The final, held in Doha on Sunday December 18, kicks off at 3pm. The action kicks off on Monday November 21, 2022. The semi-finals kick off at 7pm. Gareth Bale's deflected free-kick sent Robert Page's men to Qatar, where they will take on Iran, the USA and next-door neighbours England in the group stage. That kicks off at 7pm and will be shown on ITV. The third group stage games will kick off at 3pm and 7pm, as will all knockout games.

An own goal from Andriy Yarmolenko gave Wales a 1-0 playoff win over Ukraine that sends them to their first men's World Cup since 1958.

Ramsey was also guilty of missing a wonderful opening early in the second half, placing his shot wide after collecting Kieffer Moore’s centre. From the moment Zinchenko had a quick free-kick disallowed on three minutes, they panicked Wales and the midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi picked holes in the home defence. The defender made a block with 15 minutes to play when Yarmolenko side-footed the ball goalwards after Ukraine scooped the ball into the box. Connor Roberts collapsed to the floor and repeatedly punched the air in a state of disbelief. After a glossary of painful near-misses, Wales will again play on the world stage after edging out Ukraine in a nail-biting and fraught playoff final. Ukraine’s players displayed a flag scribbled with handwritten messages from soldiers in their dressing room.

Wales are in talks with FIFA over details of match tickets for their World Cup matches. Rob Page's men will be playing at the tournament in Qatar later this ...

"The FAW is awaiting information from FIFA in relation to the ticket sale process and this will be communicated to members of The Red Wall as soon as the information is made available. A statement on the Government website reads: "A Hayya Card is a form of Fan ID, which will be required to enter the country and attend matches during the tournament period. Fans travelling to Qatar must apply for a Hayya card - a form of fan ID for the tournament.