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Wales … I mean, you’re transfixed on the rugby, with a first win over New Zealand for 73 years tantalisingly close, but I’ll go on anyway … make four changes to the starting XI following the 0-1 home defeat to Denmark. Karl Darlow replaces Danny Ward in goal. Ben Cabango and Sorba Thomas are suspended, so in come Joe Rodon and Harry Wilson. And Dan James replaces his missing namesake Jordan. Six minutes away from a first win over the All Blacks since 1953, though!
Norway: Selvik, Ryerson, Ajer, Heggem, Moller Wolfe, Bobb, Berge, Aasgaard, Nusa, Odegaard, Haaland.
Wales: Darlow, Williams, Rodon, B Davies, Dasilva, Wilson, Ampadu, Cullen, D James, Koumas, Johnson.
Wales could do with winning this one all right. Group A4 currently looks like this …
1. Portugal P4 W 4 D0 L0 GD+5 Pts 12 2. Denmark P4 W2 D0 L2 GD0 Pts 6 3. Wales P4 W1 D0 L3 GD-3 Pts 3 4. Norway P4 W1 D0 L3 GD-2 Pts 3
… which means Portugal have qualified for the quarter-finals, and Denmark can’t be directly relegated, but everything else is pretty much still up in the air. The Danes could still drop into the relegation play-offs, but they could also make the quarters. Wales and Norway meanwhile could both still make the quarters, be directly relegated, or have to suffer the relegation play-offs. So let’s not get bogged down too much in that, not yet. Wales need to get this job done before we start leafing through the Bumper Uefa Regulations Annual 2026 with a sweat on. Kick-off in Oslo is at 5pm GMT. It’s on.
