{"id":55493,"date":"2021-11-23T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=55493"},"modified":"2021-11-23T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:12:02","slug":"wales-vs-greece-world-cup-qualifier-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/23\/wales-vs-greece-world-cup-qualifier-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales vs Greece: World Cup qualifier preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gemma Grainger&#8217;s footballers are seeking to reach their first major finals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>SECOND placed Wales face Greece in their fifth World Cup Qualifier on Friday looking to build on their strong start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales host fourth placed Greece at Parc y Scarlets (7:15pm KO), as they look to leapfrog group leaders France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gemma Grainger\u2019s side are currently unbeaten, picking up a possible ten points from four games in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/competitions\/womens-world-cup-qualifiers\/table\">Group I<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They come into the game on Friday full of optimism, after a record crowd of 5,455 at the Cardiff City Stadium saw Wales hammer Estonia 4-0 in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/257956041_1595709050781860_836881670060719381_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/257956041_1595709050781860_836881670060719381_n.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/257956041_1595709050781860_836881670060719381_n-300x225.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/257956041_1595709050781860_836881670060719381_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/257956041_1595709050781860_836881670060719381_n-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The record attendance of 5,455 watched Estonia at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday 26 October<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, opponents Greece travel to Llanelli on the back of a heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of Slovenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gemma Grainger\u2019s team return to Parc y Scarlets for the first time since their convincing 6-0 win over Kazakhstan in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Key players<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wales<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophie ingle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wales\u2019 captain has featured in over half the games that Wales have ever played and scored in their last outing against Estonia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jess Fishlock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wales\u2019 most capped player with 127 games under her belt, Fishlock has recently been named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/washington-spirit\/story\/4524570\/trinity-rodman-wins-nwsl-rookie-of-the-year-after-historic-first-season\">\u201cmost valuable player\u201d<\/a> in America\u2019s National Women\u2019s Soccer League.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veatriki Sarri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Familiar to fans of the WSL, the Birmingham City forward has been a constant figure in the Greece side since her debut in 2015.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">CARFAN CYMRU \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f <br><br>Two key <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAWWC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FIFAWWC<\/a> fixtures. Mae Cymru yn barod \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BeFootball<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherStronger?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TogetherStronger<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2oBOaBQJhk\">pic.twitter.com\/2oBOaBQJhk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wales \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Cymru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cymru\/status\/1461227673087139841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Injuries\/Team News<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Grainger will be without Reading FC&#8217;s Rachel Rowe, who misses out due to injury and Leicester City&#8217;s Hannah Cain, who is sidelined with an ACL injury.<\/li><li>Wales welcome back Maria Francis-Jones to the squad after she captained the U19s to promotion in the 2022 Euro WU19 Euro Qualifying round last month.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/256366481_2968929183347005_2978726997984264116_n-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A dominating 4-0 victory at home to Estonia saw Wales register 31 shots on goal <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Fan Reaction<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judy, 57 and Holly Shaw, 25, the mum and daughter duo who created the Facebook group \u2018Wales Women Football Supporters Group\u2019 after the Estonia game in October, are heading to Llanelli for the game on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We thought we should set up a forum for fellow fans to get together and support our amazing team,&#8221; said Judy, formerly of Roath Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are definitely going to the game, my daughter has managed to get the afternoon off, so we are heading down the M4 just after 12.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holly said: \u201cI am going for a 1-0 win for Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy prediction for the game is a 4-0 win, I\u2019m the optimistic one in the family,\u201d said Judy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Judy and Holly feel passionate about raising the profile of the women\u2019s game within Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe only became interested in women&#8217;s football after watching Team GB at the Principality Stadium in 2012,&#8221; said Judy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think people can dismiss it until they watch a few games and become gripped by it. My husband no longer follows the men\u2019s game as he much prefers the way the women play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a teacher in a primary school, I often show the kids videos of women in sport, especially football (Sophie Ingle) and a few have now gone to games live and are playing in girls\u2019 teams,\u201d said Holly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wales Women Football Supporters Group on Facebook is less than a month old and already has over 500 members. You can join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1006010216847261\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Ticket Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for the match at Parc y Scarlets on Friday are available on the Football Association of Wales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/fawtickets-english\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3\ufe0f\u20e3,3\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e3 tickets have already been sold, get yourself to Llanelli this Friday for the final Cymru match of the year \ud83d\udc47<br><br>\ud83c\udf9f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hsH0UFCPVt\">https:\/\/t.co\/hsH0UFCPVt<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BeFootball<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherStronger?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TogetherStronger<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jeg5zevUHR\">pic.twitter.com\/Jeg5zevUHR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wales \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f (@Cymru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cymru\/status\/1463054198614994946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales are part of the European qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup finals held in Australia and New Zealand, which has a record 51 contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Friday&#8217;s game Gemma Grainger&#8217;s side will travel to Guingamp, to face the group leaders France on Tuesday 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