Wales vs Norway, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

Wales

38': Daniel James
48': Neco Williams

FT
2 - 1

Norway

11': Oscar Bobb
46': Torbjørn Heggem

Wales beat 10-man Norway for 1st win in 2026

Wales ended their long wait for a Nations League A win by beating Norway 2-1 in Cardiff.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
4': Handball by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
7': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
10': Attempt saved. David Møller Wolfe (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wales).
11': Goal! Wales 0, Norway 1. Oscar Bobb (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
13': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
15': Handball by Jordan James (Wales).
15': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Ryerson (Norway).
16': Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Lewis Koumas (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway).
18': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
18': Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Danny Ward (Wales).
24': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
24': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).
28': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
29': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
33': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
33': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Wales) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Daniel James.
34': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
37': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
37': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Jordan James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! Wales 1, Norway 1. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
39': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Wales).
39': Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Wales).
40': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Norway).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Bobb following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wales 1, Norway 1.
45': Substitution, Norway. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Norway 1.
46': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Torbjørn Heggem (Norway).
46': Torbjørn Heggem (Norway) is shown the red card.
48': Goal! Wales 2, Norway 1. Neco Williams (Wales) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
49': Substitution, Norway. Leo Østigård replaces Oscar Bobb.
50': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
50': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
51': Attempt blocked. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
51': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
54': Offside, Wales. Jordan James is caught offside.
58': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from very close range is too high.
63': Foul by Liam Cullen (Wales).
63': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Wales).
67': Marcus Pedersen (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
70': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
71': Attempt missed. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel James following a corner.
72': Sorba Thomas (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway).
75': Offside, Wales. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces David Møller Wolfe.
75': Substitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
75': Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Jordan James.
76': Substitution, Wales. Joel Colwill replaces Liam Cullen.
76': Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Daniel James.
77': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a through ball.
78': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Joel Colwill (Wales).
81': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
81': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wales). Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
82': Offside, Wales. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
83': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
85': Jay Dasilva (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Norway).
85': Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces Lewis Koumas.
86': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
87': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
88': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
90'+3': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Sorba Thomas (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Wales 2, Norway 1.
0': Match ends, Wales 2, Norway 1.

Statistics

NOR		WAL
7	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	3
49.6	Possession	50.4
12	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
456	Accurate Passes	466
516	Passes	520
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	45
23	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	6
8	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
18	Interceptions	5
19	Effective Clearances	22
19	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 32,076

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Portugal	4	+5	12
2	Denmark	4	0	6
3	Wales	4	-3	3
4	Norway	4	-2	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wales (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Danny Ward (GK)
4	Ben Davies
6	Ben Cabango
15	Jay Da Silva
3	Neco Williams
10	Liam Cullen
17	Jordan James
5	Ethan Ampadu
9	Lewis Koumas
19	Sorba Thomas
20	Daniel James

Wales Substitutes:

Connor Roberts, Cian Ashford, Brennan Johnson, Chris Mepham, Josh Sheehan, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Wes Burns, David Cornell, Joel Colwill, Kieffer Moore, Tom King, Mark Harris.

Norway (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ørjan Nyland (GK)
17	Torbjørn Heggem
3	Kristoffer Ajer
5	David Møller Wolfe
14	Julian Ryerson
8	Sander Berge
7	Fredrik Aursnes
10	Martin Ødegaard
9	Erling Haaland
21	Andreas Schjelderup
22	Oscar Bobb

Norway Substitutes:

Odin Bjørtuft, Fredrik Sjøvold, Antonio Nusa, Ole Didrik Blomberg, Sander Tangvik, Egil Selvik, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Leo Østigard, Thelo Aasgaard, Erik Botheim, Patrick Berg, Marcus Holmgren Pedersen.

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