Wales through as Jess Fishlock makes history

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Wales’ women’s side have finished the first round of qualification for Euro 2025 with a 2-0 win over Kosovo to secure their place at the top of the group, in a game where Welsh icon Jess Fishlock became Wales’ top scorer in both the womens and mens first teams. They will now advance to the play off round.

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00:00It was an historic day on Tuesday for Wales as the women's side secured their place

00:06in the playoffs for Euro 2025 in Switzerland, making it their second successive playoff

00:11for a major tournament after narrowly missing out on the World Cup two years ago.

00:16What made it all the more special for Wales in Llanelli up against Kosovo, though, was

00:20Jess Fishlock, who already has a record 155 caps for Wales, became Wales' top scorer

00:25ever in either the men's or women's game, with 45 goals for the national side.

00:31Wales finished top of their League B group with a 2-0 win over Kosovo and will now play

00:35a two-legged semi-final in October, followed by a potential two-legged final a month later

00:40in November.

00:41The draw will take place on Friday afternoon, with Cymru's potential opponents being Turkey,

00:46Croatia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia or Azerbaijan.

00:51Wales have never previously qualified for a major tournament, so success at the end

00:55of the year would be an incredible achievement for the women's side.

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