Kicking off the Craig Bellamy era at Cardiff City Stadium, Wales will welcome Turkey for their opening UEFA Nations League B match of the season on Friday evening.
Although Wales were demoted from League A in the last campaign, their opponents were promoted from League C and advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
After a disappointing group-stage exit at Qatar 2022, Wales appear to have lost their momentum, finishing at the bottom of their Nations League group with only one point from six matches and missing out on European Championship qualification. Following a penalty shootout defeat to Poland in the Euro 2024 playoffs, former manager Rob Page ended his tenure on a sour note, with several unflattering results during the team's summer friendlies.
Vincenzo Montella's dynamic Turkish side, meanwhile, made an impressive run to the quarter-finals, only missing out on the semi-finals due to two late goals from the Dutch, the Turks will aim to build on that success and will be confident about their chances of securing a victory in Cardiff to start their Nations League campaign on a high note.
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How to watch Wales vs Turkiye online - TV channels & live streams
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Wales vs Turkiye kick-off time
| Date: | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 2:45 pm ET/ 11:45 pm PT |
| Venue: | Cardiff City Stadium |
The match will be played at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday, September 6, with kick-off at 2:45 pm ET/ 11:45 am PT for fans in the US.
Team news & squads
Wales team news
While Cardiff City’s Aaron Ramsey will retain the captaincy for Wales, Craig Bellamy has introduced several changes, including the inclusion of Karl Darlow, the Leeds United goalkeeper, in his first squad.
With Wayne Hennessey injured and Tom King not selected, Darlow is one of two uncapped players called up, along with left-back Owen Beck, who recently joined Blackburn Rovers on loan from Liverpool.
Midfielders Joe Morrell and Rubin Colwill have been omitted, and Dan James and Wes Burns are both unavailable due to hamstring injuries.
Wales possible XI: Ward; Mepham, Rodon, Davies; Roberts, James, Ampadu, Williams; Ramsey, Johnson; Moore
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Ward, Darlow, Davies |
| Defenders: | Williams, Davies, Rodon, Roberts, Mepham, Cabango |
| Midfielders: | Ramsey, Ampadu, Wilson, Koumas, Beck, James, Thomas, Colwill, Crew, Sheehan, Cooper |
| Forwards: | Johnson, Moore, Matondo, Harris, Cullen |
Turkiye team news
Turkey will be missing Ferdi Kadioglu, who is sidelined with an injury and recently joined Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as Yunus Akgun and Yusuf Yazici, the latter still searching for a club after departing Lille.
Bertug Yildirim and Merih Demiral are also unavailable due to suspensions from Euro 2024. However, Vincenzo Montella has most of his key players at his disposal.
As a result, Hakan Calhanoglu, with 90 caps to his name, is expected to take up a midfield role, while Kenan Yildiz and Arda Guler will likely provide support for Baris Yilmaz in attack.
Turkey possible XI: Gunok; Muldur, Ayhan, Bardakci, Elmali; Yokuslu, Calhanoglu; Yildiz, Kokcu, Guler; B. Yilmaz.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Bayındır, Günok, Çakır, Şengezer |
| Defenders: | Kadıoğlu, Söyüncü, Demiral, Bardakcı, Ayhan, Çelik, Müldür, Kaplan, Akaydın, Topçu, Elmalı |
| Midfielders: | Güler, Çalhanoğlu, Aktürkoğlu, Kökçü, Kahveci, Yazıcı, Uzun, Özcan, Yüksek, Yokuşlu, Dinkçi |
| Forwards: | Yıldız, Kılıçsoy, Yılmaz, Akgün, Tosun, Yıldırım, Hekimoglu, Nayir |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 22/11/23 | Wales 1-1 Türkiye | EURO, Qualification |
| 20/06/23 | Türkiye 2-2 Wales | EURO, Qualification |
| 16/06/21 | Türkiye 0-2 Wales | EURO |