Wales vs Turkey LIVE: Latest Nations League score and updates as new era begins under Craig Bellamy

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Wales face Turkey at the Cardiff City Stadium on Friday evening in the first match of their Nations League campaign, as they look for a the perfect start to Craig Bellamy’s tenure.

Bellamy was appointed manager in July after the Welsh FA sacked Rob Page, and he leads Wales in the Nations League as a precursor to the qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup,

Matches against Turkey and Montenegro give Bellamy the first chance to see his new-look team in action, though his first game is against a Turkey side that reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

Turkey boast plenty of quality in their squad, including Real Madrid’s Arda Guler and Inter Milan’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu, and will provide a tough test to a Wales squad that is yet to gel despite the experience in their ranks.

Follow all the latest build-up, updates and reaction from the Nations League below:

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36 mins: The Turkish players haven’t really created anything and as a result they’re getting very frustrated with the way the game is developing.

Wales will want to assert a bit more control.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:24

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33 mins: Baris Yilmaz goes down inside the Welsh box after a tackle from Joe Rodon and wants a penalty that doesn’t come. He then squares up to Ethan Ampadu and throws a bit of a hissy fit.

The referee has none of it and pulls out a yellow card. The Turkey forward is stewing here.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:19

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30 mins: Turkey exert a bit of pressure on Wales and Harry Wilson shuts it down with a heavy lunging tackle. He goes in the book too and the referee is starting to issue the cards a bit more regularly.

Brennan Johnson then joins his teammate after bungling Kenan Yildiz to the ground as well. There’s a bit of needle in this match now.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:17

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27 mins: Oh that’s mean. Kenan Yildiz leaps towards a bouncing ball and flies straight into Connor Roberts leading with his elbow. The Welsh defender goes down and the referee comes across pulling out the yellow card.

There didn’t seem to be too much contact but the Turkey midfielder goes in the book.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:14

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24 mins: Harry Wilson is clipped by Kaan Ayhan but play goes on until Ben Davies commits a foul high up the pitch and gives away a free kick.

Wales’ pressing has been great but can they keep this level of pressure up for the full 90 minutes? Time will tell.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:12

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21 mins: It’s sharp, clever stuff from Wales who have repeatedly recovered possession whenever Turkey are on the ball. They’ve been electric to watch and deserve a goal for this start.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:10

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18 mins: Wales win another free kick, this one over on the inside left side of the pitch. It gets swung into the box by Harry Wilson who finds Ben Davies all alone.

The ball is slightly behind him and he can only turn it wide of goal.

Close! From the corner the ball is played short then whipped into the box from Sorba Thomas. It drops to Joe Rodon who then lifts a half-volley over the crossbar!

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:06

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15 mins: Brennan Johnson wins a free kick near the right touchline but the set piece is cleared out for another corner. This one is defended well by the visitors too.

Wales are putting the pressure on Turkey here.

Former Wales striker Helen Ward is pleased with what she’s seeing. On BBC Radio Wales she says: “You can tell Wales are trying new things, they look inventive and full of ideas.

“A very exciting first 13 minutes.”

Mike Jones6 September 2024 20:01

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12 mins: Sorba Thomas’ corner finds Aaron Ramsey at the near post but he doesn’t quite catch the shot right and it sails wide of the target.

Craig Bellamy is an animated figure on the sidelines, barking orders and gesturing to his players.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 19:59

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9 mins: This is nice play from Wales. They look confident and spritely with Thomas and Johnson looking sharp on either wing. Already there have been plenty of crosses sent into the box but Wales are also playing through the lines.

Johnson darts into the box and squares a pass but it gets cleared out for a corner. The first of the game.

Mike Jones6 September 2024 19:57



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