Wales squad announcement today

[Michael Morris]

Not sure what time.

Cardiff still selling tickets for Burton home on Saturday week.

Would expect enough City players in either senior or U21 squads to warrant a postponement.

[Rontomuk]

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Midfielder Aaron Ramsey last played for Wales in September 2024
World Cup qualifier: Kazakhstan v Wales

Venue: Astana Arena, Astana Date: Thursday, 4 September Kick off: 15:00 BST

Coverage: Live on BBC One, S4C, iPlayer, BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary.

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has been left out of the squad for the World Cup qualifier away to Kazakhstan on 4 September.

The 34-year-old midfielder came off the bench last week for new club Pumas UNAM, playing his first minutes of football for the Mexican side since suffering a hamstring injury in Cardiff City's 2-1 victory over Luton on 11 March.

Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu is also absent after the midfielder or defender suffered a knee injury in their 1-0 Premier League win against Everton in mid-August.

Rubin Colwill misses out on a call-up despite impressing for Cardiff in their unbeaten start to the season in League One and the EFL Cup.

But Bluebirds team-mates Dylan Lawlor and Ronan Kpakio are included, with Coventry City midfielder Kai Andrews the third uncapped player in Craig Bellamy's 25-man squad.

After facing Kazakhstan in Astana, Wales host Canada in a friendly five days later.

For the first time in more than a decade, Wrexham will provide players for the national side, with the Championship side's new signings Danny Ward, Nathan Broadhead and Kieffer Moore all included.

Wales are second in Group J following their only defeat from their four games in this qualifying campaign so far, a 4-3 loss in Belgium in June.

They are a point behind North Macedonia who won 1-0 in Kazakhstan, while Belgium are third, three points further back but with two games in hand.

The match against Canada on 9 September (19:45 BST) marks a return to the Swansea.com Stadium for Wales, who last played there in November 2020 in a goalless draw against the USA during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The last time Wales played in front of a crowd in Swansea was in March 2013 against Croatia, in a match that featured current head coach Bellamy in attack.

Wales squad


Karl Darlow (Leeds United), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), Danny Ward (Wrexham), Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Jay Dasilva (Coventry City), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Joe Rodon (Leeds United), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Kai Andrews (Coventry City), David Brooks (Bournemouth), Charlie Crew (Doncaster Rovers - on loan from Leeds United), Jordan James (Stade Rennais), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Sorba Thomas (Stoke City), Harry Wilson (Fulham), Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham), Liam Cullen (Swansea City), Mark Harris (Oxford United), Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City - on loan from Liverpool), Daniel James (Leeds United), Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).

[Trigger]

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Not sure what else Rubin could do really, not as if league 1 is too low a level for us to pick from.

Great for Lawlor and Kpakio. Hopefully involved at some point.

[City123]

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Well done Lawlor & Kpakio

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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Ah well. I had a little scenario playing in my head where Bellamy had told Colwill to work on his fitness and he had listened and we're seeing the results of that and so he'll finally be included in the Wales squad.

[Armitage Shanks]

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So are we playing Burton still on the same day?

[City123]

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So are we playing Burton still on the same day?

Wait and see who's in the u21s

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Wait and see who's in the u21s

Bellamy needs to make sure we never play a game; if he wants two, he has to take an extra and not leave us having to play games with players missing. I'm sure he will anyway.