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The team's focus are firmly on Thursday's World Cup play-off draw as they await learning their semi-final and potential final rivals.

After ended as runners-up in their qualification group following a decisive 7-1 win over North Macedonia – their biggest win since 1978 – the side will play the semi-final encounter on their own turf.

They will meet either Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Kosovan team or Republic of Ireland in that match on 26 March.

Ex- Wales forward Rob Earnshaw thinks the Dragons will welcome a match against whichever opponent after their latest performance at Cardiff City Stadium.

"I know Craig Bellamy, I played with him and his approach is 'bring on whoever, it doesn't matter'," Earnshaw stated.

"A lot of fans were asking last night, 'do we really want Ireland because of that derby atmosphere?'. I think a number of supporters were hesitant. But personally, that would be fantastic.

"It's that type of situation, yes, we'll take the Kosovans or the Bosnians and Albania are decent and Ireland, of course, they are a very good team so they'll be tough.

"But you just feel that we're prepared for anyone right now and it doesn't matter, and much of that is down to Craig Bellamy."

Possible Play-off Semifinal Rivals Assessed

The Welsh squad are placed thirty-fourth in the world rankings, with the Albanian team 61st, Republic of Ireland sixty-second, Bosnia-Herzegovina seventy-fifth and Kosovo 84th.

Albania had a solid qualifying run, with their only defeats suffered at the hands of their group winners England, who claimed maximum points without conceding a solitary goal.

The Premier League's Armando Broja and the Serie A side's Elseid Hysaj are part of the Albanian squad's recognizable players, although it was ex- Inter Milan, Barcelona and Watford forward Rey Manaj who led their scoring tally in the qualifiers with 3 goals.

Importantly, the Albanians have not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup, although they featured at the 2016 European Championship and the 2024 Euros, failing to advance to the knockout stages on both times.

While Slovenia and Sweden endured difficult runs, with each not managing to win a qualification match, Group B was a straight shootout between Switzerland and the Kosovan team.

The Switzerland finished the six-match qualifiers three points clear of the Kosovans, whose one loss was at the hands of the pool winners.

The Kosovan squad include ex- Manchester City goalkeeper Arijanet Muric and La Liga's Vedat Muriqi – his nation's historic leading goalscorer – in a team aiming for a first international competition appearance.

They have not yet faced Wales.

Bosnia-Herzegovina were defeated only one time in qualifying, and earned a point additional than Wales managed in their 8 games, but still finished 2 points behind of Group H winners Austria.

They were 13 minutes away from securing a spot at the finals, but Michael Gregoritsch's leveler for the Austrians meant the pair drew in the final game of qualifying and Ralf Rangnick's team won the group.

The Welsh have not managed to defeat the Bosnian side in 4 attempts but experienced a unforgettable loss against the Dragons as they earned qualification for Euro 2016 under Chris Coleman despite losing.

As his nation's all-time top goalscorer and record appearance player, former Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko, now at Fiorentina, is undoubtedly Bosnia's key player.

The veteran was his team's top scorer in qualifying with five goals.

Lastly, we have Ireland.

After secured just one point from their opening three qualifiers, Heimir Hallgrímsson's side stormed into the playoffs with successive wins against Armenia, Portugal and Hungary.

Troy Parrott netted both goals against Euro 2016 winners Portugal before scoring a hat-trick – with the third goal coming in the 96th minute – as the Republic of Ireland surprised Hungary to take second spot in their group in thrilling style.

Key player Seamus Coleman played a crucial role in his team's resurgence while Premier League keeper Caoimhin Kelleher has made the number one position his to keep.

The Republic of Ireland are without a win in their last 4 encounters with the Welsh, defeated in 3 of those, though James McClean broke the hopes of the Welsh fans as Martin O'Neill's team won a decisive World Cup qualifying match at Cardiff City Stadium in 2017.