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  • Wales 1-1 Belgium at Cardiff City Stadium in Nations League Group A4

  • Sub Brennan Johnson steers home late equaliser after VAR check

  • Tielemans slides Belgium ahead

  • Early Ampadu goal ruled out

  • Bale and Roberts put efforts wide; Trossard wastes two good chances

  • Wales earn first point after two defeats; Belgium stay second in group

  1. Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

    There's something about this fixture which inspires Wales players to score brilliant goals.

    Ryan Giggs' fabulous free-kick in 1993, Hal Robson-Kanu's divine turn and finish at Euro 2016, then Harry Wilson's sensational team goal last year.

    Ethan Ampadu thought he'd added his name to that list of spectacular Welsh goals against Belgium.

    Now his strike has been disallowed, who might be the next on the showreel?

  2. Dan James looking livelypublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Nathan Blake
    Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales

    Dan James is looking really lively this evening, he is their out-ball.

    Dan James plays a ball past Dedryck BoyataImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 18 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Harry Wilson nicks the ball past an opponent and immediately looks for Dan James. The Leeds winger gets off a shot but it's from a tight angle and easily held by Belgium keeper Koen Casteels.

  4. Postpublished at 16 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    There's battles all over the pitch but the one between Connor Roberts and Yannick Carrasco is really catching the eye. The Burnley right wing-back is just edging it at the moment.

  5. CLOSE!published at 14 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Dan James motors away again down the left and cuts the ball back for Gareth Bale, it's on his left foot but the Wales skipper puts it just the wrong side of the near post.

    Gareth Bale puts a shot just wide from Dan James' crossImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  6. Postpublished at 13 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    It's a pretty breathless start in Cardiff, lots of attacking intent with both sets of wing-backs looking to push forward.

  7. 'Really good start'published at 19:58 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Helen Ward
    Wales' all-time record scorer on BBC Radio Wales

    It's been a really good start from Wales despite the disappointment of that early goal not counting.

    They should be buoyed by that.

  8. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales

    The last week has given us plenty of opportunity to contemplate the greats of Welsh football: the greatest results, achievements, players...

    But what about the pantheon of great disallowed Welsh goals?

    Ethan Ampadu's will take some beating.

  9. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Philip Marsh
    BBC Sport Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium

    Ethan Ampadu's goal didn't stand, but if he continues to strike the ball like that he won't be playing in defence much longer.

  10. CLOSE!published at 9 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Wales keeper Wayne Hennessey is called into action for the first time and bats away a long-range shot from Youri Tielemans.

  11. Postpublished at 8 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Connor Roberts crunches into Yannick Carrasco and leaves the Atletico Madrid forward in a pile. Foul but no card.

  12. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 5 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Ethan Ampadu shoots for goalImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

    Ethan Ampadu thinks he's claimed his first goal for Wales with a cracking left-foot half-volley after the ball falls kindly to him.

    But wait, there's a VAR check and it's chalked off - apparently a Wales player offside in the build-up.

  13. Postpublished at 4 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    First foray for Wales as Dan James goes scampering down the channel. It comes to naught but Wales win a corner.

  14. Postpublished at 2 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Early concern for Belgium as Leandro Trossard limps away from a challenge with Ethan Ampadu. A short break in play and the Brighton man is good to continue.

  15. Postpublished at 1 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    Belgium start off at a sprint and head straight at Wales, but they overplay it, Wales nick the ball and earn a free-kick to clear.

  16. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Wales 0-0 Belgium

    French referee Benoit Bastien sounds the whistle and we're under way in a sunny and excited Cardiff.

  17. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales v Belgium (19:45 BST)

    Helen Ward
    Wales' all-time record scorer on BBC Radio Wales

    I'm really impressed by the look of the Wales team.

    Hopefully they're up for the game and can go out there and test themselves against an equally impressive Belgium side.

  18. Teams are outpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales v Belgium (19:45 BST)

    Wales players sing the national anthemImage source, Reuters

    Both sets of players are out on the pitch and the anthems are belting out.

    Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau beautifully sung and at tremendous volume as always!

  19. Sing when you're winningpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales v Belgium (19:45 BST)

    Dafydd Iwan sings Yma o Hyd after the FIFA World Cup Qualifier between Wales and Ukraine at Cardiff City Stadium on 5 June, 2022 in Cardiff, WalesImage source, Getty Images

    Wales fans have always been in good voice and the Red Wall confirmed another classic in its repertoire last weekend, as the national side beat Ukraine to end a 64-year wait to qualify for the World Cup.

    A folk song that brought the house down that day has enjoyed a revival with a flurry of streams 40 years after it was written.

    After the 1-0 win, a visibly emotional Dafydd Iwan joined the players on the pitch to perform an epic rendition of his Welsh-language song Yma O Hyd, which means "still here".

    The song has cemented its place in the nation's heart, with fans seeking out Yma O Hyd tattoos and art prints bearing the song's title selling fast.

    For Iwan, 78, who has spent a lifetime campaigning and has even been imprisoned for his defence of the Welsh language, it was a very special moment.

    "Singing is an emotional experience anyway, but singing along with 30,000 or whatever it was - it just adds to the emotion and knowing that so many followers of football who don't speak Welsh are so engrossed in this song... it's a tremendous feeling," he said.

    "It's as if I've been practising for 39 years to arrive at this point and it was a tremendously fulfilling moment for me."

    Earlier this week it reached number one in the iTunes chart, knocking off Kate Bush's 1985 classic Running Up That Hill - itself enjoying a rediscovery after featuring in an episode of the Netflix series Stranger Things.

    Yma O Hyd was originally recorded in 1981 and released in 1983. It tells the story of how Welsh language and culture has survived more than 2,000 years against all the odds.

    The chorus goes: "Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth, Ry'n ni yma o hyd", which translates as "Despite everyone and everything, We're still here".

  20. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 11 June 2022

    Wales v Belgium (19:45 BST)

    Philip Marsh
    BBC Sport Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium

    Dafydd Iwan's 'Yma o Hyd' blasts over the speakers at the Cardiff City Stadium, followed closely by Kernkraft 400's 'Zombie Nation'.

    Not many places you will find those two songs played back to back, but both are firmly rooted in Welsh football culture now.