Wales must improve in World Cup bid – Wilkinson

Rhian Wilkinson accepts Wales must raise their standards after they scrape to a 1-0 victory in their Women's World Cup play-off semi-final in Albania. Rhian Wilkinson is hoping to lead Wales to a first Women's World Cup Rhian Wilkinson accepted Wales must raise their standards after they scraped to a 1-0 victory in their Women's World Cup play-off semi-final in Albania. Wales have the upper hand going into Tuesday's second leg in Llanelli after Ezmiralda Franja's first-half own goal gave them victory in Shkoder. But Wilkinson's team were fortunate to triumph against a team who sit 37 places below them in the Fifa rankings after Albania created the game's best chances.

"We stuck with it. [It was a] resilient performance. Not our best, but equally, we learned to win on hard days, and today it wasn't our best," the Wales head coach said. "Coming home with [the win] is great. We're halfway there. "We need to make sure we take care of business at home but equally push our standards a bit." Live on BBC iPlayer, BBC One Wales, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary. Wilkinson had set a clean sheet as Wales' primary target in Albania and her players delivered on that score, albeit in fortuitous fashion. While Wales'