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1. What Wales must do to keep World Cup dream alivepublished at 17:45 GMT

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   Wales are getting used to these moments; high-stakes matches under the lights at Cardiff City Stadium.

   For a third successive campaign, Wales are two home wins away from qualifying for a major tournament.

   Having taken the play-off route to the 2022 World Cup, they missed out on Euro 2024 at the final hurdle.

   Wales know what they must do to keep their World Cup dream alive when they take on Bosnia-Herzegovina this evening.

   “We’ve done everything we can,” said head coach Craig Bellamy.

   “You always feel a lot calmer as it goes along. The more you tick off something, the more you reassure yourself.

   “Imagine if you’re going into an exam and you haven’t put the work in and you’re expecting good results to happen. The players have been top and they’re used to this.”

   Read more: What Wales must do to keep World Cup dream alive

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2. Elsewhere tonightpublished at 17:40 GMT

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   It’s an action-packed night as far as the Uefa section of World Cup qualifying is concerned.

   Wales’ fixture with Bosnia-Herzegovina is just one of eight matches in the European play-offs.

   Turkey against Romania started at 17:00 GMT while six other games, including Italy v Northern Ireland, get under way at 19:45 GMT.

   Elsewhere, the Czech Republic host Republic of Ireland, North Macedonia travel to Denmark, Albania head to Poland, Slovakia are at home to Kosovo and Ukraine take on Sweden.

3. Wales will go ‘full gas’ against Bosnia-Herzegovinapublished at 17:35 GMT

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   Wales head coach Craig Bellamy says his team will “go all out” against Bosnia-Herzegovina tonight.

   Bellamy wants to see his team play high tempo football with the winners to face either Italy or Northern Ireland for a place in this summer’s World Cup.

4. Tonight’s referee – an official for a big occasion?published at 17:30 GMT

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   Simon Davies
   BBC Match of the Day Wales commentator at Cardiff City Stadium

   Tonight’s referee, Romanian Istvan Kovacs, has previousbig game experience. He was in charge of last years Champions League final inMunich where Paris St Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5-0.

   He also officiated two group matches at Euro 2024 – Slovenia v Serbia and Czech Republic v Turkey – as well as the 2024 EuropaLeague final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen.

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5. get involved

   Get Involvedpublished at 17:26 GMT

   Use the ‘Send us your views’ box

   Dan James? Brennan Johnson? David Brooks?

   Who should Craig Bellamy include in the Wales starting XI this evening? Have your say!

6. Postpublished at 17:25 GMT

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   As Wales prepare for their crucial World Cup 2026 play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina tonight, we bring you a new way to watch and analyse the game in real-time.

   You can watch the alternative stream of Wales against Bosnia-Herzegovina on the BBC iPlayer and here on this live page.

7. Massive games – but players are used to pressurepublished at 17:20 GMT

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   Hal Robson-Kanu
   Wales international striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

   The play-offs aremassive games. It’s an opportunity to qualify for what will be the biggestWorld Cup ever and I think every Welsh person will be fully supporting the nationalteam this evening.

   It’s partof being a professional footballer – the nerves, the anticipation, theexpectation, the weight on your shoulders. This is what the players do weekin and week out.

   They are fortunateto have a manager in Craig Bellamy who has played at the highest level and has experiencedthis type of game, that pressure to win.

8. Three Welsh absenteespublished at 17:15 GMT

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   Speaking of the team, Craig Bellamy announced a 26-man squad for his side’s play-off campaign.

   It means three men have to miss out on being included in tonight’s 23-man matchday squad.

   Goalkeeper Adam Davies, midfielder Rubin Colwill and winger Rabbi Matondo are all left out so will not play a part for Wales tonight.

9. Pick your Wales XIpublished at 17:10 GMT

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   Want to pick your whole team? We’ve got you covered.

   Click here to pick your Wales XI to take on Bosnia-Herzegovina this evening.

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10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:05 GMT

    Use the ‘Send us your views’ box

    There is plenty of opportunity for you to have your say as we bring you all the build up to tonight’s game.

    Let’s start with the team… who do you want to see named in Craig Bellamy’s starting XI?

    Use the ‘Send us your views’ box on the left hand side of the page to have your say.

11. Good afternoonpublished at 16:59 GMT

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    Good afternoon, and welcome to the Cardiff City Stadium.

    Tonight, well, it’s a big one.

    This is it, for Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina, the dream of playing at the 2026 World Cup ends tonight.

    There can only be one winner as Craig Bellamy’s side hope home advantage can carry them to a play-off final on Tuesday against Italy or Northern Ireland.

    So with the stakes established as being incredibly high, let us take you through all the build up for what is a massive night for Welsh football.

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