Wales vs Kazakhstan Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
by Alex Lawes ·
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Wales had an excellent UEFA Nations League campaign and the Craig Bellamy era is off to a brilliant start as they now take on Kazakhstan at the Cardiff City Stadium this week.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 22nd March, 2025: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 3:45pm / US PT – 12:45pm
How to watch on TV: UK – BBC Wales / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – BBC iPlayer / US – Fox Soccer Plus
Key Stats
- This is the first international match between these teams.
- Wales have lost only two of their last 22 World Cup qualifying matches (W11 D9), with no defeats in the last nine (W6 D3).
- Wales are unbeaten in their last six World Cup qualifying matches in Wales (W4 D2).
- Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Wales have lost only one of their last 16 international matches (W7 D8).
- Kazakhstan are without a win in their last 21 World Cup qualifying matches (D7 L14). Last victory was 06/09/2013 – W 2-1 at home v. Faroe Islands.
Wales vs Kazakhstan Prediction
Craig Bellamy took charge of Wales last summer following the departure of Rob Page and the former Liverpool forward is now tasked with getting them to back-to-back FIFA World Cup qualifications for the first time ever after their appearances in 1958 and 2022.
The Welsh managed to overcome Turkiye on the final match day of League B of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League, earning automatic promotion to the top-flight of European international football once again. Their performances were consistently strong and results improved, finishing off with a 4-1 demolition of Iceland at the Cardiff City Stadium.
They face a Kazakhstan side that are one of a number of sides that have been much-improved in terms of attacking cohesion, perhaps as a result of the UEFA Nations League. They reached League B of the UEFA Nations League but were immediately automatically relegated from a tough group, taking one point from games against Norway, Austria and Slovenia.
Wales will look, once again, for a fast start in front of their buoyant crowd on a Saturday evening in the capital and a strong start to FIFA World Cup qualification is to be expected for the hosts.
Wales vs Kazakhstan Tip: Wales to win -1 handicap
