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Wilson, Rodon and Darlow back as Bellamy names Cymru squad for Norway and Portugal

Joe Duncan gets a first senior call-up as Cymru, third in their League A group, play for a quarter-final place or a relegation play-off.

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Cardiff City Stadium seen from Clos Phil Dwyer. Archive photograph, not from the squad announcement. Photo: Daiscog / CC0.

Archive photograph of Cardiff City Stadium, where Cymru host Portugal on 17 November, taken 25 October 2025. Photo: Daiscog, CC0; cropped.

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Craig Bellamy has named a 26-player Cymru squad for the last two matches of the UEFA Nations League group stage, away to Norway on Saturday 14 November and at home to Portugal on Tuesday 17 November.

Cymru squad

4 figures

Players named
26
Games left
2
Group position
3rd
First senior call-ups
1

Source: FAW

Who is back

Harry Wilson, Joe Rodon and Karl Darlow return after being unavailable for the four-match window across September and October. Goalkeeper Joe Duncan, on loan at Southend United from Bristol City, has his first senior call-up.

What is at stake

Cymru are third in their League A group with two games left, after a 2-1 win over Norway in Cardiff last month, with goals from Dan James and Neco Williams, the first League A win in the country's history. They lost 1-0 to Portugal in Lisbon in the opening match.

A top-two finish sends Cymru to the quarter-finals in March 2027, with the finals in June. Third place means a relegation play-off against a League B side in March. Finishing bottom brings either a play-off or direct relegation, depending on ranking against the other League A groups. The FAW says Cymru can still finish second, third or fourth.

The fixtures

Kick-off at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo is 5pm GMT. Portugal at Cardiff City Stadium kicks off at 7.45pm and the FAW says it is a sell-out.

Cymru squad

Goalkeepers: Karl Darlow (Manchester United), Danny Ward (Wrexham), Joe Duncan (Southend United, on loan from Bristol City). Defenders: Jay Dasilva (Coventry City), Jayden Lienou (Leeds United), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Rodon (Leeds United), Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest). Midfielders and forwards: Connor Roberts (Burnley), Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Kai Andrews (Oxford United, on loan from Coventry City), Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City), Joel Colwill (Cardiff City), Harry Wilson (Leeds United), Liam Cullen (Leicester City), Cian Ashford (Cardiff City), Brennan Johnson (Everton), Sorba Thomas (Hull City), Lewis Koumas (Liverpool), Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), Mark Harris (Oxford United), Dan James (Leeds United), David Brooks (Bournemouth).

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