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UEFA Nations League · Thu, 1 Oct 2026 ·

Wales vs Norway — 2 - 1

Wales

Score 2 - 1

FTHT 1-1

Norway

Cardiff City Stadium · Referee: Alejandro Hernandez

Wales vs Norway head-to-head record

Match report

Wales beat Norway 2-1

Wales beat Norway 2-1 in UEFA Nations League (League A) matchday 3 on Thursday, 1 October 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Daniel James (38') and Neco Williams (48') scored for Wales, while Oscar Bobb (11') found the net for Norway. Torbjørn Heggem (Norway, 46') was sent off. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Wales had 55% of the ball and 12 shots (6 on target) against Norway’s 12 (4 on target). D. James (Wales) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Wales 4th in the League A Group D table on 3 points and Norway 3rd on 3.

Form, table and head-to-head

Wales

4th · 3 points · P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2

Form

Norway

3rd · 3 points · P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2

Form

UEFA Nations League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
2Denmark3-13
3Norway3-13
4Wales3-23

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Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 14 Nov 2026, Norway – Wales

Full Wales vs Norway head-to-head

Match events

  1. 11'goalOscar BobbAssist: Martin Odegaard
  2. 16'substitutionJulian RyersonOff: Marcus Pedersen
  3. 37'yellow cardJordan JamesYellow Card
  4. 38'goalDaniel JamesAssist: Sorba Thomas
  5. 45'substitutionFredrik AursnesOff: Thelo Aasgaard
  6. 46'red cardTorbjørn HeggemRed Card
  7. 48'goalNeco WilliamsNormal Goal
  8. 49'substitutionOscar BobbOff: Leo Østigård
  9. 75'substitutionDavid Moller WolfeOff: Jörgen Strand Larsen
  10. 75'substitutionAndreas SchjelderupOff: Antonio Nusa
  11. 75'substitutionJordan JamesOff: Josh Sheehan
  12. 76'substitutionLiam CullenOff: Joel Colwill
  13. 76'substitutionDaniel JamesOff: Brennan Johnson
  14. 85'substitutionLewis KoumasOff: Mark Harris
  15. 90+3'yellow cardMartin OdegaardYellow Card
  16. 90+3'yellow cardSorba ThomasYellow Card
  17. 90+3'yellow cardEthan AmpaduYellow Card

Lineups

Wales

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Craig Bellamy

Starting XI

  1. 12D. WardG
  2. 3N. WilliamsD
  3. 6B. CabangoD
  4. 4B. DaviesD
  5. 15J. DasilvaD
  6. 5E. AmpaduM
  7. 17J. JamesM
  8. 20D. JamesM
  9. 10L. CullenM
  10. 19S. ThomasM
  11. 9L. KoumasF

Substitutes

  1. 8W. BurnsF
  2. 7Cian AshfordF
  3. 23J. ColwillM
  4. 1D. CornellG
  5. 18M. HarrisF
  6. 11B. JohnsonF
  7. 21T. KingG
  8. 2C. MephamD
  9. 13K. MooreF
  10. 16R. Norrington-DaviesD
  11. 14C. RobertsD
  12. 22J. SheehanM

Norway

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach S. Solbakken

Starting XI

  1. 1Ø. NylandG
  2. 14J. RyersonD
  3. 3K. AjerD
  4. 17T. HeggemD
  5. 5D. Møller WolfeD
  6. 10M. ØdegaardM
  7. 8S. BergeM
  8. 7F. AursnesM
  9. 22Oscar BobbF
  10. 9E. HaalandF
  11. 21A. SchjelderupF

Substitutes

  1. 12S. TangvikG
  2. 18F. SjøvoldD
  3. 13E. SelvikG
  4. 16M. PedersenD
  5. 4L. ØstigårdD
  6. 20A. NusaM
  7. 11J. Strand LarsenF
  8. 23E. BotheimF
  9. 15O. Didrik BlombergM
  10. 2O. BjørtuftD
  11. 19T. AasgaardM
  12. 6P. BergM

Match statistics

  • 55%Possession45%
  • 12Total shots12
  • 6Shots on target4
  • 5Shots off target3
  • 1Blocked shots5
  • 7Shots inside the box7
  • 5Shots outside the box5
  • 3Corners3
  • 3Offsides0
  • 11Fouls7
  • 3Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards1
  • 3Goalkeeper saves4
  • 522Passes517
  • 468Accurate passes456
  • 6Free Kicks10

Player statistics

Wales

Wales player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1D. CornellG00.0
12D. WardG906.7
21T. KingG00.0
2C. MephamD00.0
3N. WilliamsD907.41
4B. DaviesD906.8
6B. CabangoD906.8
14C. RobertsD00.0
15J. DasilvaD906.4
16R. Norrington-DaviesD00.0
5E. AmpaduM907.2
10L. CullenM766.5
17J. JamesM756.3
19S. ThomasM907.71
20D. JamesMTop rated768.21
22J. SheehanM155.9
23J. ColwillM146.2
7Cian AshfordF00.0
8W. BurnsF00.0
9L. KoumasF856.3
11B. JohnsonF146.5
13K. MooreF00.0
18M. HarrisF56.6

Norway

Norway player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1Ø. NylandG906.7
12S. TangvikG00.0
13E. SelvikG00.0
2O. BjørtuftD00.0
3K. AjerD906.6
4L. ØstigårdD416.7
5D. Møller WolfeD756.2
14J. RyersonD166.1
16M. PedersenD746.8
17T. HeggemD465.5
18F. SjøvoldD00.0
6P. BergM00.0
7F. AursnesM455.8
8S. BergeM907.2
10M. ØdegaardM907.71
15O. Didrik BlombergM00.0
19T. AasgaardM456.0
20A. NusaM156.3
9E. HaalandF906.3
11J. Strand LarsenF156.5
21A. SchjelderupF756.3
22Oscar BobbF497.71
23E. BotheimF00.0

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