By Paul Jones
Wales’ European Championships qualification fate is set to be determined over the next few days, so here’s a reminder of the state of play.
The last group stage fixtures from the Euro 2024 qualifiers are set to be played across the coming days, though some nations have already booked their place at the tournament in Germany next summer.
England are already among them – Gareth Southgate just needs the Three Lions to just take one point from their remaining two fixtures to guarantee top spot in Group C, with Malta and North Macedonia their upcoming opponents.
But for the likes of Wales, and plenty of others, there’s still work to do and the next few days will prove crucial.
Wales captain Ben Davies says the players never lost belief they could qualify for Euro 2024 finals. Interview on @SkySportsNews https://t.co/JTd5pZkung
— Graham Thomas (@Graham_Thomas) November 13, 2023
Naturally that mini-league would depend on the upcoming two fixtures in terms of head-to-head (-to head) results, but earlier in the group Armenia beat Wales 4-2 and lost 1-0 to Croatia, so the “as it stands” in that hypothetical trio is Wales and Croatia both joint-top with four points, then Armenia on three.
Everything to fight for, then – but two Wales wins means they will simply go through.
Should Wales miss out, the back door route is through the play-offs, their place there having been secured through their performances in the Nations League.
