Wales vs Ghana - prediction, team news, lineups

Wales invited World Cup-bound Ghana to the Cardiff City Stadium for an planetary affable clash connected Tuesday. 

The visitors qualified for Group L of the summertime competition, portion the hosts failed to unafraid their place. 

Match preview

Wales qualified for conscionable their second-ever World Cup successful 2022, and the Dragons would person been hoping to travel that up with different quality successful the 2026 edition. 

An encouraging qualifying run saw Wales decorativeness 2nd successful Group J, 2 points down Belgium, meaning they had to vie successful the playoffs for a imaginable place. 

Drawn against Bosnia & Herzegovina successful the UEFA playoff semi-finals, Wales went 1-0 up earlier conceding a devastating 86th-minute equaliser, with the crippled yet going to penalties. 

Misses from Brennan Johnson and Neco Williams saw Wales suffer 4-2 successful the shootout, heartbreakingly ending their chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. 

Craig Bellamy's broadside followed that up with an unimpressive 1-1 gully against Northern Ireland, and the manager volition beryllium hoping to spot importantly improved performances and results during the June planetary break. 

Wales, contempt their nonaccomplishment to suffice for the World Cup, volition fancy their chances against Ghana, who person endured a disastrous tally since securing their spot successful the summertime tournament.

Ghana, who won eight, drew 1 and mislaid conscionable 1 of their 10 CAF qualifying matches to unafraid their spot astatine the World Cup, person subsequently endured a five-game losing streak. 

Ghana person mislaid to Japan (2-0), South Korea (1-0), Austria (5-1), Germany (2-1) and Mexico (2-0) during that time, and manager Carlos Queiroz volition beryllium hopeless for a streak-snapping effect connected Tuesday. 

That is particularly the lawsuit arsenic Ghana's clash with Wales volition beryllium their last mentation crippled up of the World Cup, successful which they person been drawn alongside Panama, England and Croatia successful a hard Group L. 

Wales International Friendlies form:

W D L L L D

Wales signifier (all competitions):

L L W W D D

Ghana International Friendlies form:

L L L L L L

Ghana signifier (all competitions):

W L L L L L

Team News

Ben Davies and Connor Roberts person some returned to the squad aft lengthy wounded absences, but the brace whitethorn stay connected the seat arsenic they proceed their recovery. 

Further forward, Harry Wilson pulled retired of the squad, meaning a beforehand 4 of David Brooks, Nathan Broadhead, Sorba Thomas and Lewis Koumas could start.

Meanwhile, Baba Abdul Rahman and Ernest Nuamah person some returned to the squad, and some should commencement for Ghana.

Rahman could commencement astatine left-back for Ghana, portion Nuamah is apt to beryllium retired for Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew and Inaki Williams successful attack.

Wales imaginable starting lineup:

Darlow; Williams, Rodon, Mepham, DaSilva; Sheehan, Ampadu; Brooks, Broadhead, Thomas; Koumas

Ghana imaginable starting lineup:

Ati-Zigi; Seidu, Oppong, Djiku, Opoku, Rahman; Partey, Sibo; Williams, Semenyo, Ayew

We say: Wales 1-2 Ghana

Wales whitethorn boast the location advantage, portion Ghana caput into the lucifer successful lacklustre form. 

However, the visitors volition beryllium hopeless to get a triumph up of the World Cup, and with Wales having small to play for successful comparison, we are backing the distant broadside to win.

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