Wales host Austria in their crunch World Cup play-off semi-final tie in Cardiff tonight.
The victors will go on to play a winner-takes-all match against either Ukraine or Scotland for a spot at the Qatar tournament, though the final in this pathway will not take place until June, after the other semi-final was postponed following Russia’s invasion.
Wales have qualified for each of the last two European Championships, reaching the semi-finals in France in 2016, but have not played at a World Cup since 1958.
This would look to be the last opportunity for a crop of players led by Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey to finally end that long exile.
Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game...
Date, kick-off time and venue
Wales vs Austria is scheduled for a 7:45pm GMT kick-off tonight, Thursday March 24, 2022.
The Cardiff City Stadium will host the match.
Where to watch Wales vs Austria
TV channel: Tonight’s match will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage beginning at 7pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch the action unfold online via the Sky Go app.
Live coverage: You can also follow the game tonight via Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Wales vs Austria team news
Wales XI: Hennessey, Roberts, Ampadu, Rodon, Davies, Williams, Allen, Ramsey, Wilson, Bale, James
Subs: King, Davies, Gunter, Mepham, Johnson, Levitt, Matondo, Norrington-Davies, Williams, Harris, Thomas, Colwill
Austria XI: Lindner, Seiwald, Hinteregger, Dragovic, Alaba, Schlager, Laimer, Lainer, Baumgartner, Sabitzer, Arnautovic
Subs: Gregoritsch, Ulmer, Schaub, Pentz, Ilsanker, Kalajdzic, Posch, Weimann, Lazaro, Schopf, Bachmann, Grull
Wales squad
Goalkeepers: Hennessey, A Davies, King
Defenders: B Davies, Rodon, Cabango, Ampadu, Mepham, N Williams, Norrington-Davies, Roberts, Gunter
Midfielders: Levitt, Ramsey, Colwill, Morrell, Vaulks, Allen, Wilson, Williams, S Thomas, Ilsanker
Forwards: Bale, Johnson, Harris, James, Matondo
Austria squad
Goalkeepers: Bachmann, Lindner, Pentz
Defenders: Alaba, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Lainer, Posch, Ulmer, Danso
Midfielders: Baumgartner, Grull, Laimer, Lazaro, Sabitzer, Schaub, Schlager, Seiwalk, Schopf
Forwards: Arnautovic, Gregoritsch, Kalajdzic, Weimann
Wales vs Austria prediction
This has the makings of an extremely tight game but home advantage may just about swing it for Wales.
Wales to win 2-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Wales wins: 3
Draws: 2
Austria wins: 5
