Wales promoted to Nations League A and could face ENGLAND after rivals fall to shock loss to previously winless minnows

NO wonderment Swansea fans telephone Liam Cullen the ‘Kilgetty Messi’.

The 25-year-old turned successful the show of his beingness – 1 the Argentina maestro himself would person been arrogant of.

He scored his archetypal 2 planetary goals, created different for Brennan Johnson and adjacent had a manus successful Harry Wilson’s precocious strike.

It each meant that - against each likelihood - Wales topped their Nations League radical connected different nighttime to retrieve successful the capital.

Turkey’s daze decision successful Montenegro means the Dragons are promoted to Group A.

More importantly though, they volition astir surely person a World Cup play-off to autumn backmost connected if they fail to marque it done their group.

And the mode Craig Bellamy’s reign has started, you wouldn’t stake against them uncovering a mode to the USA successful summer 2026.

They showed immoderate quality present to travel storming backmost aft falling down aboriginal on.

Former Burnley antheral Johann Gudmundsson’s transverse was headed goalwards by Orri Oskarsson and Danny Ward pushed it out.

It fell nicely for Andri Gudjohnsen – lad of ex-Chelsea guardant Eidur – who despatched it backmost done the keeper’s legs.

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It was the archetypal extremity Wales person conceded astatine location successful implicit 5 hours of football – since Finland scored successful the Euro 2024 play disconnected successful March.

And it was besides the archetypal clip Bellamy had recovered his squad down since helium took complaint astatine the commencement of the autumn.

So this was a caller benignant of trial for him and his squad were 2nd champion for the archetypal fractional hour.

Yet they yet got going and Premier League brace Neco Williams and Johnson worked the shot down the left.

The Spurs antheral floated implicit a transverse that was glanced location by Cullen for his archetypal extremity for his country.

Cullen has not scored for his nine since September 21 truthful it was conscionable the tonic helium needed.

Wales were present connected apical and connected the stroke of half-time they were up arsenic Mark Harris played different shot retired to Dan James.

His changeable was lone half-stopped by Iceland keeper Hakon Valdimarsson, but Cullen was determination to bundle successful the rebound.

The 25-year-old hails from the tiny municipality of Kilgetty successful Pembrokeshire – hence the nickname backmost with his club.

Things had truly turned connected their caput – peculiarly arsenic news came done that radical leaders Turkey were down successful Podgorica.

Iceland had not fixed up though and sub Mikael Ellertsson brought a astute prevention retired of Ward soon aft the restart.

Harry Wilson was enactment cleanable done but unusually for him helium lacked composure and gave the keeper an casual save.

But midway done the 2nd fractional the Dragons had breathing abstraction arsenic Cullen turned provider, winning the shot and sending Johnson clear.

This clip helium kept his chill and thumped a debased changeable location home to people his 5th extremity for his country.

Cullen wasn’t finished determination though arsenic Cullen won his dual with his marker arsenic they some went for a precocious ball.

Wilson picked up the escaped shot and steered a changeable beyond the visiting keeper from the borderline of the box.

The Fulham antheral has been the stand-out performer successful this Nations League run for the Dragons – and deserved his goal.

What a nighttime for Cullen though – helium could hardly get a look successful nether erstwhile brag Rob Page and present helium gets a nighttime similar this.

News filtered done that Montenegro had extended their pb implicit the Turks – and the celebrations could truly commencement among the location fans.

Their World Cup qualifying run volition commencement successful March alternatively than June present – but their hopes of a summons to America successful 20 months' clip person accrued significantly.