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Albania

0 — 1 Oct 09, 2026 · 09:30 PM IST

Wales

Women's World Cup Qualification UEFA Playoff · Round 1/2 1st leg

Match Events

22' Away ⚽ Rachel Rowe — 0-1

44' Home ↔ Xhesika Ndoj ↗ → Sara Maliqi ↗

HT

57' Away ↔ Hannah Cain → Rachel Rowe

57' Away ↔ Scarlett Hill → Esther Morgan

79' Away ↔ Lois Joel → Angharad James

86' Home ↔ Mesuare Begallo ↗ → Mikaela Metalla ↗

90' Home ↔ Valentina Troka ↗ → Fortesa Berisha

90 + 5' Away ↔ Olivia Francis → Mared Griffiths

FT

Lineups

Albania (5-3-2)

Coach: Armir Grimaj

Starting XI

12 Rajmonda Spahiu ↗

5 Arbiona Bajraktari ↗

22 Mikaela Metalla ↗

21 Alma Hilaj

8 Vanesa Levenaj ↗

6 Sara Maliqi ↗

14 Ezmiralda Franja ↗

10 Qëndresa Krasniqi ↗

15 Gresa Berisha ↗

7 Fortesa Berisha

11 Megi Doçi ↗

Substitutes

19 Xhesika Ndoj ↗

18 Mesuare Begallo ↗

9 Valentina Troka ↗

1 Antigoni Hyska ↗

23 Klesjana Spaho ↗

2 Endrina Elezaj ↗

20 Leonora Dedgjonaj ↗

4 Rexhina Maxhalaku ↗

3 Arvina Islami ↗

16 Ilarja Zarka ↗

17 Florentina Kuqi ↗

13 Klaudia Borci ↗

Wales (3-5-2)

Coach: Rhian Wilkinson

Starting XI

21 Safia Middleton Patel

3 Gemma Evans

6 Mayzee Davies

18 Esther Morgan

13 Rachel Rowe

10 Mared Griffiths

4 Sophie Ingle

8 Angharad James

2 Lily Woodham

9 Elise Hughes

20 Carrie Jones

Substitutes

18 Scarlett Hill

11 Hannah Cain

7 Lois Joel

22 Olivia Francis

12 Lucy Farrell ↗

1 Soffia Kelly

16 Charlotte Estcourt

17 Chloe Williams

15 Mary McAteer

11 Casi Gregson ↗

14 Phoebie Poole