UEFA Nations League

FT Thursday, October 1, 2026
Norway WWLWL 1
–
Wales DDLLL 2
1st2ndT
NOR101
WAL112
Cardiff City Stadium · 32,076 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Wales beat 10-man Norway for 1st win in 2026

Wales ended their long wait for a Nations League A win by beating Norway 2-1 in Cardiff.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
49.6
Possession
50.4
12
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
456
Accurate Passes
466
516
Passes
520
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
45
23
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
6
8
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
5
19
Effective Clearances
22
19
Clearances
22

Head to Head

WAL leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Danny WardG
  2. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 6Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. 15Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 10Liam CullenAM
  7. 17Jordan JamesLM
  8. 5Ethan AmpaduRM
  9. 9Lewis KoumasF
  10. 19Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 20Daniel JamesAM-R

NOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ørjan NylandG
  2. 17Torbjørn HeggemCD-L
  3. 3Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 5David Møller WolfeLB
  5. 14Julian RyersonRB
  6. 8Sander BergeCM
  7. 7Fredrik AursnesLM
  8. 10Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 21Andreas SchjelderupLF
  11. 22Oscar BobbRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Wales 0, Norway 1. Oscar Bobb (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  2. 15' Delay in match because of an injury Julian Ryerson (Norway).
  3. 15'
  4. 16' Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
  5. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 17'
  7. 37' Jordan James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 38' Goal! Wales 1, Norway 1. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  9. 45' Substitution, Norway. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  10. 46' Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) is shown the red card.
  11. 48' Goal! Wales 2, Norway 1. Neco Williams (Wales) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  12. 49' Substitution, Norway. Leo Østigård replaces Oscar Bobb.
  13. 75' Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  14. 75' Substitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  15. 75' Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Jordan James.
  16. 76' Substitution, Wales. Joel Colwill replaces Liam Cullen.
  17. 76' Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Daniel James.
  18. 85' Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Lewis Koumas.
  19. 90'+3' Martin Ødegaard (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+3' Sorba Thomas (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+3' Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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