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Home Advantage Huge for Wales' World Cup Hopes
Harry Wilson scored a hat-trick in Wales' 7-1 victory over North Macedonia, securing home advantage for their World Cup play-off semi-final on March 26, manager Craig Bellamy said.
- On Tuesday, Wales thrashed North Macedonia national team 7-1 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, securing home advantage for their play-off semi-final.
- Avoiding the bottom pot moved Wales into pot two for Thursday's draw in Zurich, meaning they will host Republic of Ireland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Kosovo at Cardiff City Stadium on March 26.
- Harry Wilson's hat-trick moved him to 17 international goals and eighth all-time for Wales, with David Brooks, Brennan Johnson, Daniel James and Nathan Broadhead also scoring.
- Manager Craig Bellamy described the seven-goal display as close to the perfect performance and said Cardiff fans lifted the team after an early concession, with Brennan Johnson’s goal easing pressure.
- The path forward likely pits Wales against one of Italy, Ukraine, Turkey or Denmark, and Harry Wilson said Wales are confident at home, noting `In the semi-final we'll have to do it for 90 minutes`.
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Wales scored seven goals in a single match for the first time in nearly 50 years as they thrashed North Macedonia 7-1 to secure a favourable draw for the World Cup play-offs. With dreams of automatic qualification for this summer's tournament all but over, Craig Bellamy's side needed to produce a positive result to secure a first leg home tie for the play-offs in March. Captain Harry Wilson opened the scoring from the spot after midfielder David…
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