Euro 2024 qualifying: Reaction as Wales beat Croatia
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- Wales beat Croatia in a Euro 2024 qualification game at the Cardiff City Stadium
- Rob Page's side keep hopes of qualification alive thanks to famous win
- Wales triumph despite injury list which includes Aaron Ramsey and Brennan Johnson
- Wales the more threatening side in first half
- Harry Wilson, winning his 50th cap, scores twice early in second half
- Mario Pasalic pulls one back with a header but Wales hold on
Live Reporting
Michael Pearlman
All times stated are UK
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Wales are so deep now they need James Cameron to find them in one of his little submarines.
Danny Ward claims a cross, Wales continue to hold on against Croatia who keep coming.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
We will have FIVE minutes added on.
Gulp.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Iwan Roberts
Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Cymru
Brozovic isn't happy, he thinks he's got the ball before taking out Dan James.
YELLOW CARD
Wales 2-1 Croatia
Stupid from Marcelo Brozovic, he body checks Daniel James and Wales gleefully accept the break in play.
The clock ticks on.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Wales clear from a Croatia corner.
It's all Croatia now though. Attack v defence, Wales just desperately trying to protect what they have.
YELLOW CARD
Wales 2-1 Croatia
Wales win a corner. The crowd respond like they've just won a penalty.
Any respite please.
Jordan James is then booked for stopping a Croatian break.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Nathan Blake
Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales
You feel so mentally drained after these sort of games.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Luka Modric flicks the ball into the air and sets himself for a shot, but he blazes over from 20 yards.
A rare moment of him not being absolutely immaculate in everything he does.
Still bossing games at 38.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Nathan Blake
Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales
I feel like the stadium clock has stopped.
I keep looking at it and it's not moving!
SUBSTITUTION
Croatia 2-1 Wales
Nathan Broadhead is on for Harry Wilson.
Wilson's best game for Wales.
Maybe the best game of his career.
Will it be a match winning contribution?
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Kath Morgan
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Cymru
They (Croatia) look like they've got a second wind.
Wales need to make sure they do the basics well now.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Neco Williams fires right across goal from a Wales break.
Action on the Wales bench.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Wales will be furious to concede from a corner.
They are wobbling now.
Dion Drena Beljo just missed a free header.
Wales need to keep their composure.
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Wales 2-1 Croatia
Kath Morgan
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Cymru
Kieffer Moore looks like he's tiring now.
Nathan Broadhead has been warming up for the past few minutes.
Wales 2-1 Croatia
Mario Pasalic
Croatia back into things.
A header from a corner.
Game on.
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Wales 2-0 Croatia
Rob Phillips
BBC Wales Football Correspondent on BBC Radio Wales
That was Dan James's seventh assist in his last nine appearances for club and country.
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Wales 2-0 Croatia
Kath Morgan
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Cymru
Wales need to keep their shape and structure now and restrict Croatia to efforts from distance.
That'll show that we're controlling the game.
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Wales 2-0 Croatia
Wales are supposed to be a team in a transitional period, but this is a performance that matches anything the golden generation produced.
Croatia are being dominated. This is a nation who reached the 2022 World Cup semi-final and the 2018 World Cup final.
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Wales 2-0 Croatia
There is lots of space in behind the Croatia defence and Daniel James is exploiting it.
He cuts inside and shoots, but it's narrowly wide.
A third Welsh goal looking more likely than a Croatia goal.
What is going on?
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Wales 2-0 Croatia
Iwan Roberts
Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Cymru
Hopefully Turkey will run away with the group now and they'll come here in November with their place in Germany already secured.