• Competition: UEFA Nations League
• Date: 06.09.2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
• Venue: Cardiff City Stadium(Cardiff)

Two months after the end of the EURO, national teams across Europe have new challenges ahead of them. The new Nations League campaign is starting.

In one of the 4 groups of the B League, Turkey and Wales will be looking for their chance for promotion to the A League, and next to them there will be Montenegro and Iceland. Wales and Turkey are probably the first two favorites to win the first position in the group.

Wales missed out on the previous EURO as they were beaten by Poland on penalties in the Playoffs final game. In the meantime, the Wales played two friendly matches during June, in which, they failed a lot. Against a modest national team of Gibraltar achieved a draw 0-0 while they were outclassed away in Slovakia with a score of 4:0. Those were the last two matches on the bench for Rob Page, who lost the trust of the association, so the legendary football player of this country, Craig Bellamy, sat in his place.

On the other side, Turkey had a great performance at the EURO, where they narrowly missed a place in the semi-finals. Many will say that in quarter-finals match they were a better opponent against Netherlands, but their lack of luck and experience cost them the victory. Regardless of that, this national team has a bright future because the largest number of players in this country have not yet entered their prime, and talent is undisputable. Bookmakers rightly see them as the main favorites to win first place in this group.

Wales vs Turkey pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

It may have been a little surprising when the Football Association of Wales appointed Craig Bellamy as the new coach of the national team, but it is obvious that the people in the Wales FA played on the motivation card. Bellamy has had no independent coaching experience so far, but his very appearance as a playing legend could have a positive effect on the Wales players. Since Gareth Bale retired two years ago, they obviously lack a superstar class player, so probably will have to focus more on team play. The player from whom perhaps the most is expected is Brenna Johnson, who followed in the footsteps of his idol last year and got transferred to Spurs. Due to the past results at the EURO, Turkey has the role of a slight favorite in this match, but the home team, which will have a lot of support from the fans in Cardiff, will also have something to say. A little more than 9 months ago, these national teams had direct duel in this same stadium, and then the points were spilte 1-1. We could see something similar this time as well. BTTS is the safest choice.