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Wilkinson is confident Wales have potential to reach finals
South Wales Echo
|June 11, 2026
RHIAN Wilkinson says Wales have the potential to qualify for next year’s Women’s World Cup after they beat the Czech Republic to claim top spot in Group B1.
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Wales’ impressive 3-1 victory at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday evening means they will face a more favourable path in the play-offs later this year, with the draw to be made next Thursday.
Even so, there is still much work to do before Wales reach a first Women’s World Cup.
Wilkinson’s team must come through two two-legged ties against European opponents - with one of those likely to be a League A side - and may then face an inter-confederation play-off.
But the Wales head coach believes her players have shown enough quality in the group phase of this campaign to suggest they can claim a place at next year’s tournament in Brazil.
“On our day, why not? I have to think that. Why else would we be doing this?” Wilkinson said.
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