World Cup qualifying: Wales open with a win
CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 22: Daniel James of Wales jumps over the challenge of Yan Vorogovskiy of Kazakhstan during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifier between Wales and Kazakhstan at Cardiff City Stadium on March 22, 2025 in Cardiff, Wales.
Wales opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan.
Daniel James gave Wales an early advantage before a near-capacity 32,473 crowd at the Cardiff City Stadium but that was wiped out by Askhat Tagybergen's penalty, awarded after Connor Roberts had handled.
Kazakhstan were threatening to throw a spanner in the works but skipper Ben Davies and Rabbi Matondo, with his first Wales goal in the final minute, ensured a winning start for Craig Bellamy’s side.
Elsewhere in Group J, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Visar Musliu and...