Liechtenstein vs Wales 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Liechtenstein

FT
0 - 1

Wales

61': Jordan James

Wales keep World Cup dreams alive with win vs. Liechtenstein

Wales laboured to a 1-0 win over international minnows Liechtenstein to keep alive their hopes of World Cup qualification.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45'+2': Nicolas Hasler (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Ferhat Saglam replaces Dennis Salanovic.
61': Goal! Liechtenstein 0, Wales 1. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel James.
63': Jordan James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Wales. Rubin Colwill replaces Nathan Broadhead.
66': Substitution, Wales. Lewis Koumas replaces Mark Harris.
66': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Daniel James.
66': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jonas Weissenhofer replaces Emanuel Zünd because of an injury.
67': Fabio Luque-Notaro (Liechtenstein) is shown the yellow card.
74': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Willy Pizzi replaces Fabio Luque-Notaro because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Wales. Liam Cullen replaces Jordan James.
79': Lewis Koumas (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Severin Schlegel replaces Aron Sele.
81': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Sandro Wolfinger replaces Alessio Hasler.
83': Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Sorba Thomas.
86': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Rheinpark Stadion
Location: Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Attendance: 5,563

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+15	Belgium	7	15	0
+9	North Macedonia	7	13	0
+4	Wales	7	13	2
-4	Kazakhstan	8	8	4

Full Table

Statistics

WAL		LIE
5	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	6
77.5	Possession	22.5
18	SHOTS	3
7	ON GOAL	0
0.4	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
637	Accurate Passes	133
695	Passes	200
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	2
41	Crosses	4
0.2	Cross %	0.5
33	Long Balls	46
24	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
4	Effective Tackles	6
5	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	2
9	Effective Clearances	51
9	Clearances	51

Line-Ups

Liechtenstein (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Benjamin Büchel (GK)
6	Andreas Malin
3	Maximilian Göppel
14	Livio Meier
8	Aron Sele
17	Simon Lüchinger
10	Alessio Hasler
19	Emanuel Zünd
18	Nicolas Hasler
11	Dennis Salanovic
7	Fabio Notaro

Substitutes:

Liam Kranz, Sandro Wolfinger, Luca Beck, Gabriel Foser, Ferhat Saglam, Fabio Wolfinger, William Pizzi, Jonas Weissenhofer, Severin Schlegel, Felix Oberwaditzer, Justin Ospelt.

Wales (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Karl Darlow (GK)
6	Joe Rodon
4	Dylan Lawlor
5	Ethan Ampadu
15	Jay Da Silva
3	Neco Williams
17	Jordan James
23	Nathan Broadhead
19	Sorba Thomas
20	Daniel James
18	Mark Harris

Substitutes:

Liam Cullen, Lewis Koumas, Brennan Johnson, Tom King, Adam Rhys Davies, Isaak Davies, David Brooks, Rubin Colwill, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Joel Colwill, Josh Sheehan, Ronan Kpakio.