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Home play-off 'massive', says Wales star Wilson
Western Mail
|October 15, 2025
HARRY Wilson says home advantage in the World Cup playoffs is "massive" as Wales aim to improve their chances of reaching next summer's finals.
Welsh hopes of automatic qualification were effectively ended by Belgium's 4-2 victory in Cardiff on Monday as the Red Devils seized control of Group J.
Belgium require only three points from closing games against Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein to win the group, leaving Wales and North Macedonia in a battle for second spot.
North Macedonia are three points above Wales, but have played a game more, and the two teams meet in the final round of fixtures at Cardiff City Stadium on November 18.
Wales visit bottom-placed Liechtenstein three days before that game, and Craig Bellamy's side need a six-goal victory in Vaduz to overhaul North Macedonia's superior goal difference.
This story is from the October 15, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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