FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Wales vs Ukraine, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Finals

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Wales
  • 34': Gareth Bale
FT
1 - 0
Ukraine

    Wales end Ukraine's dream run to join United States, England in World Cup Group B

    An Andriy Yarmolenko own goal broke Ukraine's hearts and sent Wales to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as Ukraine lost 1-0 in a playoff on Sunday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Joe Allen (Wales).
    • 2': Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Joe Allen (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 3': Daniel James (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Allen.
    • 5': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 8': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
    • 9': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 17': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 17': Offside, Wales. Neco Williams tries a through ball, but Joe Rodon is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
    • 25': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Wales).
    • 25': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 28': Offside, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk tries a through ball, but Viktor Tsygankov is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 31': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
    • 31': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
    • 32': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 34': Goal! Wales 1, Ukraine 0. Gareth Bale (Wales) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 38': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 38': Joe Allen (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrii Yarmolenko.
    • 40': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
    • 43': Foul by Daniel James (Wales).
    • 43': Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wales).
    • 45'+2': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wales 1, Ukraine 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Ukraine 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 50': Offside, Wales. Neco Williams tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
    • 57': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Wales).
    • 57': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Hand ball by Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
    • 61': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 62': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Heorhii Bushchan.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 70': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykola Shaparenko replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 70': Substitution, Ukraine. Serhii Sydorchuk replaces Taras Stepanenko.
    • 71': Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
    • 71': Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Daniel James.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Serhii Sydorchuk.
    • 75': Brennan Johnson (Wales) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 77': Substitution, Ukraine. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
    • 77': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 82': Foul by Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine).
    • 82': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Wales. Harry Wilson replaces Gareth Bale.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykola Shaparenko.
    • 84': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 85': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
    • 85': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 86': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Karavaev.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Serhii Sydorchuk.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Wales. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Neco Williams.
    • 90'+4': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
    • 90'+4': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wales 1, Ukraine 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wales 1, Ukraine 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wales 1, Ukraine 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ukr.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originUKR WALhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/wal.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    7 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 9
    67.6 Possession 32.4
    22 SHOTS 10
    9 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    489 Accurate Passes 189
    580 Passes 270
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    20 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 58
    37 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 5
    16 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.3
    2 Interceptions 13
    15 Effective Clearances 20
    15 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
    Location: Cardiff, Wales
    Attendance: 33,280

    Line-Ups

    WAL Wales (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Wayne Hennessey (GK)
    6 Joe Rodon
    4 Ben Davies
    15 Ethan Ampadu
    10 Aaron Ramsey
    7 Joe Allen Yellow Card
    3 Neco Williams
    14 Connor Roberts
    13 Kieffer Moore
    20 Daniel James Yellow Card
    11 Gareth Bale
    Wales Substitutes:
    Mark Harris, Chris Mepham, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Chris Gunter, Jonny Williams, Joe Morrell, Harry Wilson, Brennan Johnson, Sorba Thomas, Adam Rhys Davies, Rabbi Matondo, Danny Ward.

    UKR Ukraine (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Georgiy Bushchan (GK)
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    13 Illia Zabarnyi
    6 Taras Stepanenko
    16 Vitaliy Mykolenko Yellow Card
    21 Oleksandr Karavaev
    17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi
    15 Viktor Tsygankov
    7 Andriy Yarmolenko
    9 Roman Yaremchuk
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Valeriy Bondar, Artem Dovbyk, Oleksandr Syrota, Mykola Shaparenko, Eduard Sobol, Mykhailo Mudryk, Dmytro Riznyk, Oleksandr Zubkov, Andriy Pyatov, Taras Kacharaba, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok.

    WCQ - UEFA News

    Carsley 'comfortable' with England interim position as future looms
    Carsley 'comfortable' with England interim position as future looms

    Lee Carsley speaks about his future as England manager and explains Dominic Solanke's selection.

    Maresca: Sancho is a player that needs love
    Maresca: Sancho is a player that needs love

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says Jadon Sancho needs to feel loved to get the best out of him on the pitch.

    David Beckham attends Sven-Göran Eriksson's funeral
    David Beckham attends Sven-Göran Eriksson's funeral

    David Beckham attends Sven-Göran Eriksson's funeral in the Swedish town of Torsby.

    2026 World Cup: How nations from around the world can qualify
    2026 World Cup: How nations from around the world can qualify

    The race for the 2026 World Cup has begun in earnest. Here's how it's looking around the globe.

    Transfer Deadline Day stories: Arshavin deal done with 4 seconds to go
    Transfer Deadline Day stories: Arshavin deal done with 4 seconds to go

    James Olley explains how Andrey Arshavin's move to Arsenal in 2009 shaped the official deal sheet for player transfers in the Premier League.