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The team's focus are squarely on Thursday's World Cup playoff draw as they prepare for learning their semi-final and possible final opponents.

Having finished second in their qualifying pool following a commanding 7-1 triumph over North Macedonia – their biggest win since 1978 – the side will play the semi-final match on their own turf.

They will meet either Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo or Ireland in that fixture on 26 March.

Ex- Wales forward Rob Earnshaw believes the Welsh squad will welcome a tie against any opponent following their latest performance at Cardiff City Stadium.

"I know Craig Bellamy, we were teammates with him and his mentality is 'bring on anyone, it doesn't matter'," Earnshaw said.

"Many fans were saying last night, 'should we actually want Ireland as it's that local feel?'. I think a number of people were hesitant. But for me, that would be fantastic.

"So it's that type of situation, yes, we'll take the Kosovans or Bosnia and Albania are not bad and Ireland, naturally, they're a capable team so they'll be tough.

"But the sense is that we'll take anyone at the moment and it doesn't matter, and much of that is because of Craig Bellamy."

Possible Playoff Semi-final Rivals Assessed

The Welsh squad sit 34th in the FIFA standings, with the Albanian team sixty-first, Republic of Ireland sixty-second, Bosnia 75th and Kosovo 84th.

Albania had a strong qualification campaign, with their sole losses coming at the hands of their group winners England, who claimed full points without allowing a single goal.

Burnley's Armando Broja and the Serie A side's Elseid Hysaj are among the Red and Blacks's prominent names, although it was former Inter Milan, Barcelona and Watford striker Rey Manaj who topped their goal chart in the qualifiers with three goals.

Importantly, the Albanians have not yet earned a spot for a World Cup, though they featured at the 2016 European Championship and the 2024 Euros, not managing to advance to the last 16 on each times.

While Slovenia and Sweden had difficult runs, with both failing to win a qualifying match, their group was a direct battle between Switzerland and Kosovo.

The Switzerland ended the six-game campaign 3 points ahead of Kosovo, whose one loss came at the hands of the group winners.

Kosovo include former Manchester City keeper Arijanet Muric and Mallorca's Vedat Muriqi – his country's historic top scorer – in a team aiming for a maiden international competition appearance.

They have not yet faced the Welsh team.

Bosnia-Herzegovina lost only one time in the qualifiers, and claimed a points additional than Wales achieved in their 8 games, but still finished 2 points adrift of Group H winners Austria.

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

The Welsh have not managed to defeat the Bosnians in 4 matches but did have a unforgettable loss against Zmajevi as they qualified for the 2016 European Championship under Chris Coleman despite losing.

As his country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player, former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, currently with Fiorentina, is unquestionably Bosnia's key player.

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

Lastly, we have Republic of Ireland.

Having secured just one point from their opening three matches, Heimir Hallgrímsson's side surged into the play-offs with back-to-back wins against Armenia, Portugal and Hungary.

Troy Parrott netted both goals against the 2016 European Championship winners Portugal before scoring a hat-trick – with the final goal coming in the 96th minute – as the Republic of Ireland surprised Hungary to secure second place in Group F in thrilling style.

Talisman Seamus Coleman had a vital role in his side's resurgence while Brentford goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has made the starting jersey his own.

Ireland are without a win in their past 4 encounters with Wales, losing three of these, although James McClean broke the hearts of the Welsh fans as Martin O'Neill's men won a decisive World Cup qualifying match at Cardiff City Stadium in 2017.