{"id":93662,"date":"2025-02-21T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=93662"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:57:24","slug":"six-games-to-prepare-for-history-wales-kick-of-nations-league-campaign-with-one-eye-on-their-first-euros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/21\/six-games-to-prepare-for-history-wales-kick-of-nations-league-campaign-with-one-eye-on-their-first-euros\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Six games to prepare for history’: Wales kick off Nations League campaign with one eye on their first Euros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wales face Italy tonight (5.15pm) aiming to minimise the \u2018growing pains’ at elite level <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

RHIAN Wilkinson says Wales must minimise the growing pains of their Nations League campaign to acclimatise to the elite level of the women’s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wales face Italy at the Stadio Brianteo in Monza this evening and could be forgiven for having an eye on both the past and future as well as the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wales only previous experience of the top division of the Nations League came in 2023, the year the competition was founded. Wales took just one point from six matches, a 0-0 draw at home to Germany. They were on the end of a couple of 5-1 defeats by Germany and Denmark and lost both matches to Iceland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this time around, buoyant Wales are readying themselves for their first major tournament at the Euros this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“(This will be) a fantastic six game series to prepare us as best as possible for a historic major tournament,\u201d said Wilkinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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