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Wales v Denmark: Norway win a ‘hand grenade’ in Nations League group – Craig Bellamy


“Basically, the group’s exploded now between the three of us because, obviously, Denmark will look at it and say, well, they didn’t expect that, so we all sit on three points apart from Portugal.

“Portugal have run away with this, and they’re going to win the group. Now can we really be in the mix with these two heavyweight Scandinavian teams? That’s the aim. We’ll see where that goes.”

Wales came from behind against Norway to register their first Nations League A win across two campaigns in the competition’s top tier.

The victory also ended a six-match winless run stretching back to November 2025, with Bellamy admitting after the game that he had been through a “really difficult spell”.

Wales will now attempt to build on what was the most notable success of the Bellamy era when they take on a Denmark side ranked 21st in the world.

“We have to perform like we did against Norway,” Bellamy added.

“That’s all I’m thinking about again – consistency and perform, perform, perform.”

Nevertheless, Bellamy acknowledged that he is “definitely conscious” of the importance of finishing above fourth in the group.

“We see [the level when] we’re playing against teams who are pot one, so if we don’t have to play another pot one, then it’s nice,” he added.

“It’s a real motivation, of course. That would really help us.”


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