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The team's focus are squarely on Thursday's World Cup playoff fixture as they await learning their semi-final and possible final challengers.

After finished second in their qualifying pool thanks to a commanding 7-1 victory over North Macedonia – their largest success since 1978 – the side will play the semifinal match on home soil.

They will meet either Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo or Ireland in that match on 26 March.

Former Wales striker Rob Earnshaw feels the Welsh squad will relish a match against any team following their most recent performance at Cardiff City Stadium.

"I'm familiar with Craig Bellamy, we were teammates with him and his mindset is 'bring on anyone, we're ready'," Earnshaw stated.

"A lot of fans were asking last night, 'should we really want Republic of Ireland as it's that local feel?'. I think a number of supporters didn't. But personally, that would be incredible.

"So it's one of those, yes, we're ready for Kosovo or the Bosnians and Albania are decent and Republic of Ireland, naturally, they're a strong team so they'll be difficult.

"But you just feel that we'll take anyone right now and we're confident, and a lot of that is down to Craig Bellamy."

Potential Play-off Semi-final Opponents Reviewed

Wales are placed thirty-fourth in the world rankings, with the Albanian team sixty-first, Republic of Ireland sixty-second, Bosnia-Herzegovina seventy-fifth and the Kosovan side eighty-fourth.

Albania enjoyed a solid qualification campaign, with their sole losses coming at the hands of Group K winners England, who secured full points without conceding a single goal.

Burnley's Armando Broja and Lazio's Elseid Hysaj are among the Albanian squad's more notable names, although it was former Inter Milan, Barcelona and Watford forward Rey Manaj who topped their goal tally in qualifying with 3 goals.

It is worth noting, the Albanians have never earned a spot for a World Cup, though they participated at Euro 2016 and the 2024 Euros, failing to advance to the knockout stages on each occasions.

As Slovenia and Sweden endured difficult campaigns, with both failing to win a qualification match, Group B was a direct battle between Switzerland and Kosovo.

The Switzerland ended the six-match qualifiers three points clear of the Kosovans, whose single defeat was at the hands of the pool winners.

Kosovo feature ex- Manchester City goalkeeper Arijanet Muric and Mallorca's Vedat Muriqi – his nation's all-time top scorer – in a squad targeting a maiden major tournament appearance.

They have not yet faced Wales.

Bosnia were defeated only one time in the qualifiers, and claimed a point more than the Welsh managed in their eight games, but still ended 2 points behind of Group H winners Austria.

They were 13 minutes away from clinching a place at the World Cup, but Michael Gregoritsch's leveler for the Austrians ensured the pair tied in the last game of qualification and Ralf Rangnick's team won the group.

Wales have failed to defeat the Bosnians in four matches but did have a memorable loss against Zmajevi as they earned qualification for the 2016 European Championship under Chris Coleman despite losing.

As his nation's all-time leading scorer and record appearance player, ex- Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko, currently with Fiorentina, is unquestionably Bosnia-Herzegovina's key player.

The 39-year-old was his squad's top scorer in the qualifiers with 5 goals.

Lastly, we have Ireland.

After taken only a single point from their opening three qualifiers, Heimir Hallgrímsson's side stormed into the playoffs with back-to-back wins against Armenia, Portugal and Hungary.

Troy Parrott netted both goals against Euro 2016 winners Portugal before scoring a hat-trick – with the final goal arriving in the 96th minute – as the Irish surprised Hungary to take runner-up spot in Group F in thrilling style.

Talisman Seamus Coleman had a crucial role in his side's resurgence while Brentford goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has secured the starting position his to keep.

Ireland are winless in their last 4 encounters with the Welsh, defeated in three of these, though James McClean shattered the hopes of the Red Wall as Martin O'Neill's men won a decisive World Cup qualifying match at Cardiff City Stadium in 2017.