Wales vs Turkey LIVE: Nations League result and reaction as hosts settle for draw despite strong performance

Welcome to The Unbiased’s protection of tonight’s Nations League motion as Wales face Turkey for the primary match of their marketing campaign.

It’s the starting of a brand new period for the Dragons as Craig Bellamy takes cost of his first recreation having changed Rob Web page as supervisor over the summer time.

It’s not a straightforward introduction for the Welshman as Turkey reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 and are in very wonderful kind.

We’ll have all of the workforce information, updates and extra all through the afternoon so stick to us as we construct as much as kick off at 7.45pm

Wales open their Nations League marketing campaign in opposition to Turkey on the Cardiff Metropolis Stadium on Friday on the lookout for the right begin to Craig Bellamy’s reign.

However, their first check is in opposition to a Turkey facet that many will really feel are far superior to The Dragons, with gamers reminiscent of Actual Madrid’s Arda Guler and Inter Milan’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu having helped them to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

Turkey left Germany dissatisfied after a slender loss to the Netherlands, however their future is in secure fingers and head coach Vincenzo Montella will look to construct on an inspiring summer time, beginning with a win in Cardiff.

Wales vs Turkey kicks off at 7.45pm BST on Friday 6 September on the Cardiff Metropolis Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Viewers in the UK can watch the match reside on S4C, with protection beginning at 7.20pm. It’ll even be out there to observe through BBC iPlayer on-line and on the app.

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Craig Bellamy’s first Wales squad options most of the names that followers have change into used to seeing, together with Ethan Ampadu and Aaron Ramsey, who Bellamy introduced will retain the captaincy.

Bellamy has added 33-year-old Karl Darlow as goalkeeping back-up, whereas recalling Mark Harris and Oli Cooper for the primary time in over a 12 months. Sorba Thomas has additionally been recalled, having left Huddersfield final summer time to hitch Ligue 1 membership Nantes on mortgage.

The Turkey squad is far the identical because it was throughout Euro 2024, with new Brighton signing Ferdi Kadioglu the one notable absentee.

Former Leicester defender Çağlar Soyuncu returns to the squad after lacking the summer time event via damage, whereas stalwarts reminiscent of Hakan Calhanoglu, Orkun Kökçü, Arda Güler and Barış Alper Yılmaz all retain their locations.

Wales XI: Ward; Williams, Cabango, Rodon, Davies; Ampadu, James; Wilson, Ramsey, Johnson; Moore.

Turkey XI: Gunok; Muldur, Soyuncu, Akaydın, Bardakcı; Ozcan, Kokcu; Güler, Calhanoglu, Yildiz; Yilmaz.

Wales start a brand new period below Craig Bellamy and several other gamers will probably be determined to impress, so Wales ought to have the ability to discover a consequence in opposition to a Turkey facet who carried out effectively at Euro 2024. Turkey have extra high quality of their ranks, however the nature of the match means Wales ought to have the ability to get no less than a draw.

An expanded Uefa Nations League is upon us as the primary worldwide break of the Premier League season ramps up.

The fourth version of this competitors provides an additional knockout spherical and maintains the jeopardy of promotion and relegation in its mini leagues – a destiny England know too effectively after dropping to League B following a poor string of ends in 2022.

Designed to get rid of meaningless worldwide friendlies in favour of pitting equally ranked nations in opposition to one another in a aggressive setting, the Nations League has confirmed a springboard to success for earlier winners Portugal, France and Spain.

England’s finest consequence stays the third-place end they achieved below Gareth Southgate within the 2018/19 inaugural version. This outing, Lee Carsley’s males will purpose for promotion again to the elite.

Craig Bellamy will start his much-anticipated reign as Wales head coach on Friday with a Nations League match in opposition to Turkey in Cardiff.

He has used his first coaching periods with the squad to implement a progressive new type of play and tonight’s recreation will present an perception into how the workforce are growing.

“It’s going to be a really proud second. I’ve labored exhausting for this and I’m going to recognise that,” mentioned Bellamy, “However that second when the sport will get going, I’m not paid to be emotional. I’m paid to make the most effective selections potential on the facet.

“That’s the enterprise I’m in immediately. In fact I’m proud and I’m totally conscious that the second goes to catch me. But it surely has to depart in a short time as a result of there’s a giant accountability and the gamers want me as effectively in that second.

“After I look again on my profession I wanted I’d loved it extra. I’m totally conscious of what it means representing your nation. However I need to get pleasure from it by being calm and clear on each scenario that may happen within the recreation.”