The Welsh national team lost to Poland in their opening match of the third Nations League cycle and continue preparing for the 2022 World Cup playoff final.

Acting head coach Rob Page is conducting a training camp in Cardiff with 28 players.

Welsh Squad

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey («Burnley», England), Danny Ward («Leicester», England), Adam Davies («Sheffield United», England).

Defenders: Ben Davies, Joe Rodon (both — «Tottenham», England), Chris Mepham («Bournemouth», England), Chris Gunter (unattached), Rhys Norrington-Davies («Sheffield United», England), Connor Roberts («Burnley», England), Neco Williams («Liverpool», England).

Midfielders: Joe Allen («Stoke City», England), Joe Morrell («Portsmouth», England), Ethan Ampadu («Venezia», Italy), Matty Smith («Doncaster Rovers», England), Aaron Ramsey («Rangers», Scotland), Dylan Levitt («Manchester United», England), Harry Wilson («Fulham», England), Daniel James («Leeds», England), Wesley Burns («Ipswich», England).

Forwards: Rabby Matondo («Cercle Brugge», Belgium), Sorba Thomas («Huddersfield», England),Jonathan Williams («Swindon Town», England), Gareth Bale («Real Madrid», Spain), Nathan Broderick («Sunderland», England), Kieffer Moore («Bournemouth», England), Brennan Johnson («Nottingham Forest», England), Rubin Colwill, Mark Harris (both — «Cardiff City»).

The main stars of the team are forward Gareth Bale from Real Madrid and midfielder Aaron Ramsey from Rangers. After injuries, goalkeeper Danny Ward and forward Kieffer Moore returned to the squad. Forwards Nathan Broderick from Sunderland and midfielder Wesley Burns from Ipswich received their first call-up to the Dragons.

Yesterday in Wroclaw, the Welsh national team played their first match of the Nations League against Poland. It ended unsuccessfully for Rob Page's charges. The Welsh opened the scoring but ultimately lost — 1:2.

Nations League. Group Stage. A4 Group

Poland — Wales — 2:1 (0:0)

Goals: Kaminski (72), Swiderski (85) — D. Williams (52).

Wales: Ward (Hennessey, 46), Norrington-Davies, Mepham, Gunter, D. Williams (Thomas, 77), Burns (J. Williams, 61), Smith, Morrell, Levitt, James (Matondo, 46), Moore (Harris, 46).

It is clear that the Welsh team's coach gave rest to some key players ahead of the match, including Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. In their place, younger reserve players got a chance, such as Wesley Burns who made his debut for the national team.

Recall that the final match of the 2022 World Cup playoff round between Wales and Ukraine will take place on June 5 in Cardiff (kick-off — 19:00 Kyiv time).