WC 2026 Qualifier | The Official Match Thread | Kazakhstan 0 Cymru 1

[JackSomething]

Hit the bar with a last minute free kick coming from a total dive from the Kazak striker. That's why VAR is worth it.

Edit: Oh and Lawlor was superb, well done lad.

 

[Ringwood]

How many times did we keep hearing

" Keifer Moore of Wrexham "

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Going to be tougher than many think, especially with the defensive withdrawals. Take a 1-0 now!

Bottom line is we need to win out to have any chance of topping the group and probably have to win 3 out of 4 to finish second and get a home semi final in the playoffs.

1-0 it is

Need the ‘bigger’ players… Johnson, Wilson, Neco Williams to step up more in games like that though.

Job done and move on I guess

 

[bakajack]

Overall I thought Wales were very poor today, slow and lethargic and none of the high intensity tempo that has usually been a hallmark of Bellamy's coaching.

Johnson I thought was awful, I don't think he took on his man once all game and didn't hit anyone with his crosses before he got hooked after 70 minutes.

Lawlor I agree was excellent, but Cullen I also feel did not do anything close to enough as one of two attacking midfield players behind Moore.

The good news is we got the three points

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I believe the appropriate word is “phew”. Job done though. Lawlor MotM.

 

[garetharogers]

Worst performance under Bellamy by far. But a Page team might not have got 3 points there.

 

[garetharogers]

Need the ‘bigger’ players… Johnson, Wilson, Neco Williams to step up more in games like that though.

Johnson and Neco were really poor today.

 

[Malaga]

Job done ,just, poor show 2nd half fair play Kazakhstan had a go ,3pts bring on Belgium

 

[CurtessECarr]

Played in patches today. Very lucky to get that win.

 

[Manselton Jack]

I can never predict a Bellamy Wales 11 & I thought he got his selection wrong today but I guess the result is all that matters.
I wouldn't be starting Johnson any time soon though.
Very impressive debut from the Cardiff lad, Bellamy got that right.

 

[jackharris]

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[Trampie]

Dylan Lawlor was fantastic, Hansonesque even Beckenbaueresque.
His positioning was so good he was always in the right place and he passed forward, split the lines with forward passes, not sideways or backwards, looks a player.

 

[bakajack]

I can never predict a Bellamy Wales 11 & I thought he got his selection wrong today but I guess the result is all that matters.
I wouldn't be starting Johnson any time soon though.
Very impressive debut from the Cardiff lad, Bellamy got that right.

Johnson has scored 2 in 2 for Spurs but today he looked like he wouldn't score or even beat his man if he played until midnight.

 

[Trampie]

Johnson and Neco were both very poor, you would expect them to be Wales best players (alongside Wilson) but both have been poor for Wales for sometime now, not sure why.

 

[NorfolkSwan]

Think Neco was ok. He worked hard - something Johnson didn’t do, which probably meant he looked worse as he was having to cover Johnson.

I feel he burst onto the scene so spectacularly as a youngster we’re all hoping he can take charge of a game when in reality (right now at least) he is a middling to bottom half prem wingback.

Also - doesn’t he normally play left wingback away from home when Connor is playing right? He’s got a good partnership with Davies and he had to built a new one today on the other side with an untested new player (who admittedly was terrific)