Wales saved their best until last, securing the best available berth in the World Cup playoffs with an emphatic demolition of North Macedonia that should worry any visitor to Cardiff next March. The performance and result understandably left Craig Bellamy reaching for superlatives.
“I said to the players at the end, I am not a perfect person, I haven’t come across anyone who is,” the Wales head coach said. “But maybe I take a little bit of that back because that was as close to a perfect performance as I’ve seen. That was incredible.” He was not exaggerating.
Written by Andy Hunter
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/18/wales-north-macedonia-world-cup-2026-qualifying-match-report under the title “Wilson treble helps Wales thrash North Macedonia to boost World Cup dream”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
