15 mins: Brennan Johnson gets a free kick near the right touchline, but the set piece is deflected for another corner, which is also well defended by the visitors.

Wales is putting pressure on Turkey here.

Former Welsh striker Helen Ward is pleased with what she sees. She told BBC Radio Wales: “You can see that Wales are trying new things, they seem inventive and full of ideas.”

“Very exciting first 13 minutes.”

12th minute: A corner from Sorba Thomas finds Aaron Ramsey at the near post, but he doesn’t hit the shot properly and the ball goes wide of the goal.

Craig Bellamy is a lively figure on the sidelines, shouting orders to his players and using gestures to convey his message.

9th min: This is a nice game from Wales. They look confident and lively, Thomas and Johnson are well positioned on both wings. There have been a lot of crosses into the box, but Wales are also playing through the lines.

Johnson storms into the box and plays a pass, but it is deflected for a corner. The first corner of the game.

6th minute: Kenan Yildiz is brought down early by Joe Rodon; this tackle triggers loud cheers from the Welsh crowd.

Sorba Thomas, positioned on the left tonight, makes a nice run down the wing and then plays a pass to the feet of Aaron Ramsey.

He takes the ball, turns and hits it to the other side of the box. Brennan Johnson catches the loose ball and backheels it. A second cross comes into the box and Ramsey is there to head his chance over the bar!

3′: Johnson receives the ball on the right and cuts it to Ethan Ampadu. He pushes the ball into the box but Connor Roberts’ enterprising run does not end with his possession.

Wales started this game with ball control.

The anthems are played before kick-off and the crowd cheers at the top of their lungs as the Welsh national anthem is sung under the floodlights at Cardiff City Stadium.

Wales get the ball rolling in this Nations League clash. They send it back into defence where it is played out to the right wing where Brennan Johnson is the target but the ball is chested away for a throw-in.

It’s almost time for kick-off at Cardiff City Stadium.

Craig Bellamy will be hoping for a successful start to this era of Welsh football, having given the team some early messages about high intensity and dominating possession.

Turkey will be a tough team to control though and it will be interesting to see how Wales fare tonight. Kick-off is almost here…

Harry Wilson has been involved in five goals in his last seven appearances for Wales (two goals, three assists), one of those assists coming against Turkey in November last year.

Turkey have lost only two of their last 11 Nations League matches (five wins, four draws), but they lost their last match in September 2022 against the Faroe Islands, ranked 125th in the world.

Wales have lost just three of their last 30 home games in all competitions (W17, D10), with two of those defeats coming in the 2022 Nations League against the Netherlands and Poland.