The unbeaten reign of Craig Bellamy continued as his Wales side propelled themselves to the top of their World Cup qualifying group with a thumping win over Liechtenstein. Bellamy was appointed head coach in July 2024 and the national side have drawn four and won five since he was named. Wales leapfrogged North Macedonia, who drew 1-1 against Belgium. The Red Devils are only just getting their qualifiers under way because they were involved in Nations League playoffs in March.
Belgium are the favourites to top the group and qualify automatically for next year’s tournament. But Wales’s great run has put them in a good position to challenge Rudi Garcia’s Belgium, who they play on Monday and have a history of upsetting, with a famous 3-1 win in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016.
