Welsh national team coach Craig Bellamy has announced a 26-player squad for the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, where Wales will face Kazakhstan at home and Macedonia in Skopje.

photo by FAW: the Welsh team in November 2024

As FAW reports, midfielder Kai Andrews receives his first senior team call-up, but captain Aaron Ramsey has been forced to withdraw due to injury. Harry Wilson, Ethan Ampadu, Wes Burns and Rhys Norrington-Davies are also unavailable as they recover from their respective injuries.

Danny Ward – Leicester City
Karl Darlow – Leeds United
Adam Davies – Sheffield United

Ben Davies – Tottenham Hotspur
Joe Rodon – Leeds United
Chris Mepham – Sunderland
Ben Cabango – Swansea City
Connor Roberts – Burnley
Neco Williams – Nottingham Forest
Jay Dasilva – Coventry City

Tom Lawrence – Rangers
Joe Allen – Swansea City
Josh Sheehan – Bolton Wanderers
Jordan James – Rennes
Oli Cooper – Swansea City
Kai Andrews – Motherwell
Sorba Thomas – Nantes
David Brooks – Bournemouth

Kieffer Moore – Sheffield United
Brennan Johnson – Tottenham Hotspur
Daniel James – Leeds United
Liam Cullen – Swansea City
Nathan Broadhead – Ipswich Town
Mark Harris – Oxford United
Lewis Koumas – Stoke City
Rabbi Matondo – Hannover 96

Wales will open the qualifiers on March 22 at home against Kazakhstan, while three days later will be in Skopje to face Macedonia.

Earlier today Macedonian national team coach Blagoja Milevski revealed his squad.

Past encounters:

vs.  Wales (G2 W1 D0 L1 GD 2:2)
06.09.2013 2:1 win (match report) Q
11.10.2013 0:1 defeat (match report) Q