Team news - Bale starts in attacking Wales line-up
Wales v Austria (19:45 GMT)
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium
Captain Gareth Bale starts for Wales as manager Robert Page
makes four changes from the 1-1 draw with Belgium in November.
Bale has made only two appearances for Real Madrid since
winning his 100th Wales cap in the 5-1 win over Belarus in
November.
It’s a bold line-up, with Fulham attacking midfielder Harry
Wilson recalled along with Bale, Ethan Ampadu and goalkeeper Wayne
Hennessey.
Of the players missing from the Belgium draw, goalkeeper
Danny Ward and striker Kieffer Moore are injured, while midfielder Joe Morrell is
suspended.
Wales: Hennessey; Ampadu,
Rodon, B Davies; C Roberts, Ramsey, Allen, N Williams; Wilson, James, Bale.
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Good evening from Cardiff
Wales v Austria (19:45 GMT)
Good evening and welcome to the Cardiff City Stadium for what is a pivotal night in Welsh football's modern history.
To steal a line from somebody else, this is a night to banish those 'oh so nears' Wales have endured, through the years.
Wales have not qualified for a World Cup since 1958, the year Ian Woosnam and Neville Southall were born, but they are now just 180 minutes away - potentially - from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
However, there is no more margin for error, no more complicated scenarios with group finishes being tied-in with Nations League exploits providing a safety net.
No, it's now or never time for Wales, a fact emphasised by this surely being the last chance for arguably their greatest ever player, Gareth Bale, to grace a World Cup.
The pressure is huge, but the prize is even bigger.
First of all, let's have a look at the all-important team news.
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Team news - Bale starts in attacking Wales line-up
Wales v Austria (19:45 GMT)
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium
Captain Gareth Bale starts for Wales as manager Robert Page makes four changes from the 1-1 draw with Belgium in November.
Bale has made only two appearances for Real Madrid since winning his 100th Wales cap in the 5-1 win over Belarus in November.
It’s a bold line-up, with Fulham attacking midfielder Harry Wilson recalled along with Bale, Ethan Ampadu and goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
Of the players missing from the Belgium draw, goalkeeper Danny Ward and striker Kieffer Moore are injured, while midfielder Joe Morrell is suspended.
Wales: Hennessey; Ampadu, Rodon, B Davies; C Roberts, Ramsey, Allen, N Williams; Wilson, James, Bale.
Good evening from Cardiff
Wales v Austria (19:45 GMT)
Good evening and welcome to the Cardiff City Stadium for what is a pivotal night in Welsh football's modern history.
To steal a line from somebody else, this is a night to banish those 'oh so nears' Wales have endured, through the years.
Wales have not qualified for a World Cup since 1958, the year Ian Woosnam and Neville Southall were born, but they are now just 180 minutes away - potentially - from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
However, there is no more margin for error, no more complicated scenarios with group finishes being tied-in with Nations League exploits providing a safety net.
No, it's now or never time for Wales, a fact emphasised by this surely being the last chance for arguably their greatest ever player, Gareth Bale, to grace a World Cup.
The pressure is huge, but the prize is even bigger.
First of all, let's have a look at the all-important team news.