Wales target clean sheet in World Cup play-off first leg

Rhian Wilkinson makes a clean sheet the first target for Wales in Friday's Women's World Cup play-off semi-final first leg against Albania. Rhian Wilkinson led Wales to Euro 2025, the first women's major tournament in the nation's history Rhian Wilkinson has identified a clean sheet as the first target for Wales in Friday's Women's World Cup play-off semi-final first leg against Albania. Wales face Albania at the 16,000-capacity Loro Borici Stadium in Shkoder before next Tuesday's return in Llanelli. Wilkinson's side beat their play-off opponents twice during the group stage of World Cup qualifying in April, when they followed up a 4-0 home victory with a scrappy 1-0 success on their travels.

Wales have not been helped by a string of injuries as they prepare for another double-header against Albania. When asked what would represent a positive first leg for Wales, Wilkinson said: "I'll stick with a clean sheet and a strong performance." She added: "I think what I would say is that this is home and away, back-to-back play-off and we've had some experiences with this. "We continue to grow through those and it's about taking care of delivering a performance away and then making sure we come home and deliver another one in the next few days." Live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two Wales, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio