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The team's attention are squarely on Thursday's World Cup play-off draw as they await learning their semi-final and possible final opponents.

After ended second in their qualification group following a commanding 7-1 win over North Macedonia – their biggest success since 1978 – Wales will host the semi-final encounter on their own turf.

They will play against either the Albanian side, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Kosovan team or Ireland in that match on 26 March.

Former Wales forward Rob Earnshaw feels the Welsh squad will relish a tie against any opponent after their most recent performance at Cardiff City Stadium.

"I'm familiar with Craig Bellamy, we were teammates with him and his approach is 'give us anyone, it doesn't matter'," Earnshaw said.

"A lot of fans were asking last night, 'do we actually want Ireland as it's that derby feel?'. In my view many people were hesitant. But for me, that could be amazing.

"It's one of those, indeed, we're ready for the Kosovans or the Bosnians and the Albanians are not bad and Republic of Ireland, of course, they are a capable team so they'll be tough.

"However the sense is that we're prepared for anyone right now and it doesn't matter, and much of that is because of Craig Bellamy."

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The Welsh squad sit 34th in the world rankings, with the Albanian team sixty-first, Republic of Ireland 62nd, Bosnia seventy-fifth and the Kosovan side 84th.

Albania had a impressive qualification run, with their sole defeats coming at the hands of their group winners England, who secured maximum points without conceding a single goal.

Burnley's Armando Broja and Lazio's Elseid Hysaj are among the Albanian squad's recognizable players, although it was ex- Inter Milan, Barcelona and Watford striker Rey Manaj who led their scoring chart in qualifying with three goals.

Importantly, Albania have not yet earned a spot for a FIFA World Cup, though they featured at Euro 2016 and the 2024 Euros, failing to reach the knockout stages on both times.

While Slovenia and Sweden had poor runs, with each failing to win a qualifying match, Group B was a straight shootout between Switzerland and the Kosovan team.

The Swiss finished the six-game qualifiers 3 points clear of Kosovo, whose one defeat came at the hands of the group winners.

Kosovo feature ex- Manchester City goalkeeper Arijanet Muric and La Liga's Vedat Muriqi – his country's all-time top scorer – in a team targeting a maiden international competition appearance.

They have not yet played Wales.

Bosnia-Herzegovina lost only one time in qualifying, and earned a points more than Wales managed in their 8 games, but nonetheless ended two points adrift of Group H winners Austria.

They were 13 minutes away from clinching a place at the finals, but Michael Gregoritsch's equaliser for the Austrians meant the teams drew in the final game of qualification and Ralf Rangnick's team won the group.

The Welsh have failed to defeat the Bosnians in four matches but experienced a memorable defeat against Zmajevi as they qualified for Euro 2016 under Chris Coleman despite losing.

As his country's historic top goalscorer and most-capped player, ex- Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, now at Fiorentina, is unquestionably Bosnia-Herzegovina's standout player.

The veteran was his team's top scorer in the qualifiers with 5 goals.

Lastly, we have Ireland.

After taken only a single point from their opening three qualifiers, Heimir Hallgrímsson's side surged into the playoffs with back-to-back wins against Armenia, Portugal and Hungary.

Troy Parrott scored both goals against Euro 2016 winners Portugal before bagging a hat-trick – with the final goal coming in the 96th minute – as the Irish stunned Hungary to take runner-up place in their group in thrilling style.

Talisman Seamus Coleman played a crucial role in his side's resurgence while Premier League goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has made the starting position his own.

The Republic of Ireland are without a win in their past four encounters with the Welsh, losing 3 of these, though James McClean shattered the hopes of the Welsh fans as Martin O'Neill's team won a decisive World Cup qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium in 2017.