Get Involvedpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2019
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Bob: Wes York for York and two players called Hartley and Poole scored in a win for Hartlepool.
Oh yeh, hahaha. Hartley and Poole is my favourite.
Summary
James scores Wales' winner on first competitive start
Slovakia seen as Wales' main rivals for a top-two spot
Williams comes on for 85th cap, level with Gary Speed
Croatia, Azerbaijan & Hungary other teams in Group E
Top two qualify for Euro 2020
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2019
Sunday funpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2019
Wales v Slovakia (14:00 GMT)
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Image source, Getty ImagesSlovakia defender Milan Skriniar play for...Inter Milan. Ha ha ha.
Other occasions when a player's name has been the same as his club??
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Team newspublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2019
Wales v Slovakia (14:00 GMT)
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at the Cardiff City StadiumThe teams are in and Wales manager Ryan Giggs has made a big call, dropping captain Ashley Williams in favour of Anderlecht centre-back James Lawrence.
Gareth Bale skippers Wales in Williams' absence, in a team showing 11 changes from Wednesday's friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago.
Among the alterations, there's a first competitive start from Swansea City's rapid and highly-rated young winger, Daniel James.
Wales XI: Hennessey, C Roberts, Mepham, J Lawrence, B Davies, Allen, Smith, Wilson, Brooks, James, Bale.
Slovakia, meanwhile, are unchanged from their opening win over Hungary.
Aptly named Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar starts at the back - he has been linked with a big-money move to Manchester United, Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Slovakia XI: Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka; Rusnak, Hamsik, Mak; Duda
Image source, BBC SSerious business beginspublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2019
Wales v Slovakia (14:00 GMT)
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at the Cardiff City StadiumRyan Giggs is 10 matches into his tenure as Wales manager but, after what he called a “free hit” of a first year in charge, the serious business begins today with the start of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.
Wales will go straight in at the deep end against Slovakia at Cardiff City Stadium – a match which could prove highly significant for both sides’ hopes of qualifying.
With World Cup runners-up Croatia the favourites to top Group E, many reckon this meeting between second seeds Wales and third seeds Slovakia will go a long way to deciding who claims the second automatic qualification spot.
Wales forward Gareth Bale does not see it that way, insisting his side are “going for top spot”. This has the feel of a huge game.
Long time coming?published at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2019
Wales v Slovakia (14:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesWhen Wales got to the semi-finals of Euro 2016, it had been 58 long years since they last reached a major tournament.
Today they begin their latest qualifying campaign hoping it is not 2074 until they reach another.