{"id":22331,"date":"2017-11-21T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22331"},"modified":"2017-11-21T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:35:10","slug":"wales-womens-football-team-ready-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/21\/wales-womens-football-team-ready-world-cup-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales women&#039;s football team ready for World Cup qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WALES women host Kazakhstan and then travel to play Bosnia-Herzegovina four days later as they bid to qualify for the World Cup.<br \/>\nThe game at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday is the first of two matches for Wales who have started strongly with four points from their opening two games.<br \/>\nA 1-0 win over Kazakhstan in September followed by a goalless draw against Russia last month leaves Wales in a healthy position on top of Group One.<br \/>\nManager Jayne Ludlow said: \u201cThe girls have been looking forward to this game and hopefully we will put on a good performance.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had different types of challenges so far, and it was a tough test for us when we played Kazakhstan away.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22459\" style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-22459\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22459\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/wales-women-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/noscript> Wales women training. Credit:@FAW_Womens<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nShe will still be without some key players. Charlie Estcourt, who missed the draw against Russia is still out, while Peyton Vincze is also sidelined for the two upcoming games.<br \/>\nLudlow also had a message for the Welsh fans ahead of the first qualifier on their home turf.<br \/>\n\u201cCome and support us,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are a very passionate group of players who play with our hearts on our sleeves.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen we get out there on the pitch we\u2019ll do absolutely everything to get the result for our country.\u201d<br \/>\nKick off is at 7pm. Tickets are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/fawtickets-english\/details\/event.aspx?itemref=948\">https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/fawtickets-english\/details\/event.aspx?itemref=948<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WALES women host Kazakhstan and then travel to play Bosnia-Herzegovina four days later as they bid to qualify for the World Cup. The game at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday is the first of two matches for Wales who have started strongly with four points from their opening two games. A 1-0 win over Kazakhstan in September followed by a goalless draw against Russia last month leaves Wales in a healthy position on top of Group One. 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