On a night when Wales supporters’ minds were understandably occupied with the goings-on in Croatia, another clutch of countries came into play. It is in Switzerland on Thursday where Wales will discover whether they host Iceland, Finland or Ukraine in a Euro 2024 qualifying playoff semi-final in March, the winner of that one facing either Poland or Estonia in the final five days later.
In the end, the inexplicable award of a second-half Turkey penalty after Ben Davies was penalised for a push proved irrelevant given Croatia held on against Armenia to leave Wales wondering what might have been. Yusuf Yazici scored from the spot to cancel out Neco Williams’s delicious opener on a fractious evening. “From the first minute there was no thought of: ‘Don’t worry, we’ve got the playoffs, we’ll take our foot off the gas,” said Rob Page, the Wales manager.
