Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Kazakhstan
Match Time & Date:
4 September 2025
15:00
Prediction: 2-2
Wales
Kazakhstan will be aiming to recover from a 1-0 loss to North Macedonia when they face Wales on Thursday afternoon. The Kazakhs are eager to move closer to top two in Group J and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Dragons. A man to watch in the home team will be Maksim Samorodov, who joined Akhmat Grozny in the summer transfer window.
Wales, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 4-3 loss to Belgium. As both Wales and Kazakhstan will go for a win in Thursday’s encounter, we are tempted to place our bets on both teams to score. Three uncapped players have received call-ups: Ronan Kpakio, Dylan Lawlor, and Kai Andrews, but a man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Tottenham ace Brennan Johnson. The likes of Daniel James (Leeds), Joe Rodon (Leeds), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), and Ben Davies (Tottenham) made the cut as well.
Highlighted Team (Wales):
Despite being part of the United Kingdom, Wales national football team has been competing in FIFA tournaments since 1950, although they have so far only reached two tournament finals. The Dragons surprised everyone by making it to the quarter-finals at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, but little did they know that it would remain their only World Cup appearance up to date.
Wales had plenty of problems in the European Championship qualifiers as well, but they finally managed to end the barren run by securing their place at the Euro 2016 in France. Led by the likes of Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen and Ashley Williams, the Dragons performed admirably throughout the campaign and even reached the 8th position in the FIFA Rankings in October 2015.
Neville Southall remains the team’s most capped player, but the generation that included Ryan Giggs, Gary Speed, Craig Bellamy and John Hartson will also be remembered for some impressive performances against top European national teams.
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