Strong Welsh performance cements Nations League top tier spot

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Wales have now been promoted to the top tier of the nations league after a rampant performance over Iceland on Tuesday night. Craig Bellamy’s unbeaten run remains, and World Cup qualifiers are just a few months away, with things certainly looking positive on the pitch.

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00:00Tuesday night's game against Iceland was always going to be big, and there always needed to

00:06be a big performance to go along with that.

00:09When Wales went 1-0 down just 7 minutes into the game, many fans might have been worried

00:14that it wasn't going to go as planned, but quickly after conceding, Wales found that

00:18extra gear and dug in.

00:21Liam Cullen scored his first and then his second ever goal for Wales to put the team

00:252-0 up a half time, and after a 50-50 first half, the second half was the complete opposite.

00:32While Iceland didn't look particularly poor, they never really looked like scoring and

00:35Wales were allowed to pull away and ended up scoring two more to make it 4-1.

00:40Bellamy's side have been solid for the whole tournament, but look to have that extra level

00:44against Iceland that we haven't seen yet under the new manager.

00:48The performance and the promotion will be a major boost as World Cup qualification begins

00:53next year, with Bellamy and his boys hoping to be on the plane to the States in 2026.

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