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CYPRUS v WALES
European Championship Qualifiers
Thursday 3rd June 2015 7.45pm (21.45pm Cyprus Time).
GSP Stadium

Victories on Thursday in Nicosia, and Sunday in Cardiff, can take Wales beyond a boundary its football team has failed to breach for almost six decades and deliver a lasting legacy for Speed.

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Wales without Joe Allen and James Chester but James Collins and Ben Davies could return
Wales are 8/11 favourites to win the match

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Wales are above England in the Fifa rankings
As of today, we're 9th and they're 10th

Breaking news is Crystal Palace midfielder Joe Ledley is out of the Wales team tonight to face Cyprus through injury


Wales can qualify for the Euro 2016 finals with the correct results against Cyprus and Israel in the next few days


Ashley Williams revealed the Wales squad has BANNED talk of Israel as they look to take a giant step towards Euro 2016 glory in Cyprus.
Leicester's Andy King is in prime position to replace the suspended Joe Allen for Thursday's clash in Nicosia with the midfielder's fine form for the Foxes making him the obvious choice to step-in for the former Swansea man.


Wales could be handed double boost over James Chester and Hal Robson-Kanu fitness ahead of Cyprus clash

Appx 3,500 Welsh fans have travelled

Gareth Bale's x rays on his foot,have given him the all clear


Latest News

Cyprus will look to become the first side to beat Wales in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying as the Group B leaders head south for their first game of the autumn campaign.

Preview

Cyprus have won their last two home games against Wales, but have their work cut out if they are to defeat the Group B leaders for the first time in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying.

Cyprus's 5-0 win against Andorra in their last Group B home game ended a run of five games without a competitive home success.

Wales are the only unbeaten side left in Group B. Their record on the road is W2 D1 with no goals conceded in their last two Group B away fixtures.

Previous Meetings

Wales beat Cyprus 2-1 in Cardiff in their first Group B meeting, despite playing much of the second half with ten men following Andy King's dismissal.

Cyprus's record in six games against Wales is W2 D0 L4 (W2 D0 L1 at home). They have won their last two home games against Wales.

Current Wales manager Chris Coleman played in his nation's sole win in Cyprus, a 1-0 success in FIFA World Cup qualifying on 14 October 1992.

Possible Lineups

Wales

1 Hennessey
19 Collins
6 Williams A
5 Davies
2 Gunter
13 Cotterill
16 Ledley
3 Taylor
11 Bale
10 Ramsey
9 Vokes

Cyprus

12 Kissas
08 Kyriakou
04 Merkis
02 Júnior Dossa Momade
15 Antoniades
14 Laban
23 Nikolaou
09 Christofi
13 Makridis
10 Charalambidis
20 Sotiriou

Form - Previous group games

Wales

Fri 12 Jun: Wales 1-0 Belgium
Sat 28 Mar: Israel 0-3 Wales
Sun 16 Nov: Belgium 0-0 Wales
Mon 13 Oct: Wales 2-1 Cyprus
Fri 10 Oct: Wales 0-0 Bos-Herce
Tue 9 Sep: Andorra 1-2 Wales

Cyprus

Fri 12 Jun: Andorra 1-3 Cyprus
Sat 28 Mar: Belgium 5-0 Cyprus
Sun 16 Nov: Cyprus 5-0 Andorra
Mon 13 Oct: Wales 2-1 Cyprus
Fri 10 Oct: Cyprus 1-2 Israel
Tue 9 Sep: Bos-Herce 1-2 Cyprus

Previous Highlights



GSP Stadium



Key facts

Clubs: Apoel FC, AC Omonia, and Olympiakos
Opening: 1999
Capacity: 22,859 seats

History and description

GSP Stadium officially opened on the 6th of October 1999 with a friendly match between Apoel and Omonoia (3-3).

GSP Stadium is the only one on Cyprus that fully complies with UEFA requirements, and is therefore also used by most other Cypriot teams for European matches. It is furthermore the home of the Cypriot national team.

In 2002, a number of Israeli clubs used the stadium for their European matches due to the problematic security situation in Israel at that time.

GSP Stadium is part of larger complex that includes other sports facilities. Its most characteristic feature is its wave-shaped roof that covers (part of) the main stand as well as the main stand of the adjacent athletics stadium.

Table as it stands

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Match Odds

Cyprus 7/2
Draw 9/4
Wales 17/20

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Allen out injured

Cyprus 0 Cymru 3

Cyprus 2 Wales 3

cyprus 1 Wales 2

Giving me goosebumps thinking about it. Make us proud boys, the nation is believing. 0-3

Got a horrible feeling that the hype will take its toll. 2-1 to Cyprus.

2 nil Wales.

Wales could be handed double boost over James Chester and Hal Robson-Kanu fitness ahead of Cyprus clash

Cyprus 2 Wales 3

Wales have only conceded two goals in six games. What makes you think, with our defence so settled and playing as well as they are, that we'll concede two in one game?

0-0

Cyprus 0 Wales 2 bale vokes

Gareth Bale jetted in for national team duty on the back of bagging a brace for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu,

My major concern is how will the temperature affect the team.

0-2 wales.

Gareth Bale jetted in for national team duty on the back of bagging a brace for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu,

Wales expect more roughhouse tactics from Cyprus as they bid to complete Euro 2016 dream


31st AUGUST 2015



Leicester's Andy King is expected to replace Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen in the starting line-up


Wales are set to go from a Jack to a King in Cyprus – but are bracing themselves for a clubbing out in Nicosia.

Leicester's Andy King is in prime position to replace the suspended Joe Allen for Thursday's clash in Nicosia with the midfielder's fine form for the Foxes making him the obvious choice to step-in for the former Swansea man.

It comes after King was sent-off and served a ban for a late challenge in the 2-1 win over Cyprus 11 months ago as part of a physical clash where Real Madrid star Bale was targeted.

And the 26-year-old reckons Wales – who know two wins will guarantee a place in Euro 2016 – could face further roughhouse tactics against a Cypriot side who need victory to maintain their own qualification hopes.


He said: “I will learn from the red card – fortunately the ban was reduced but it was still frustrating missing out and nerve wracking watching the second-half from the tunnel.

“Looking back it might have been a little over the top from me but when teams want to kick us we are going to kick them back.



Andy King gets a straight red card early in the second half
“It doesn't make what happened all right and I have had to learn from it because to miss two games was disappointing.

“But we have to expect a similar challenge from them, if not more so; they are in their home country so they might think they can get away with a little bit more.

“We're expecting a tough game against a physical team and we have to make sure we're ready for it.”


And there is no danger of the 29-cap star taking the task against Cyprus lightly given what's at stake for Wales, adding: “It's massively exciting, you can see the hype around the hotel and more people taking notice of us as a team.

“We are all buzzing and everyone's been doing the maths but we just have to concentrate on our own games. We want to do it as soon as possible but we have to take each game as it comes especially with Cyprus still having a chance.”

0-2 wales one step closer to dreamland

1-1 then we'll beat Israel next sunday.

Come on Wales I'm saying 1-2 us

A Draw will do .

1-0 maybe, hard to call internationals!

As long as we don't lose!

I just hope the expectation doesnt get to them from now on....

And for that I actually think we will lose this 1-0 but bounce back against Israel

Form guide
• Cyprus's 5-0 win against Andorra in their last Group B home game ended a run of five games without a competitive home success.

• Wales are the only unbeaten side left in Group B. Their record on the road is W2 D1 with no goals conceded in their last two Group B away fixtures.

Get Out here boys, it's 33 degrees, blue sky's, the Keo beers are are going down nicely, with more Welsh arriving each day Oh and 2-1 to Wales

Is this game on the TV anywhere?

Is this game on the TV anywhere?

Yes on Sky HD, on thurs 3rd Sept not 3rd June as stated in OP.

Thanks for the info about the game,I was looking for tomorrow. I've just been told though we may be going out for a meal.

BBC

Wed 2nd Sept 2015

Euro 2016 qualifiers: Cyprus v Wales

Venue: GSP Stadium, Nicosia Kick-off: 19:45 BST, Thursday, 3 September
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru

Wales are ready to stand up to any overly aggressive challenges on Gareth Bale from Cyprus in Thursday's 2016 qualifier, says Andy King.
Leicester midfielder King feels Bale was "targeted" by Cyprus in last year's match in Cardiff when Wales won 2-1.
King was sent off in the second half for a late lunge, but insists Wales will not hold back in Nicosia.
"When playing a team that wants to kick us they need to understand we're going to kick them back," he said.
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"They might be thinking they can get away with a little bit more than what they did over here [in Wales].
"Hopefully that goes for us as well from my point of view. We'll be expecting a tough game. They are a good side - a strong, physical team. We've got to make sure we're ready for that."
Wales will head to Cyprus knowing a victory in Nicosia and another three points at home to Israel on Sunday will secure qualification from Group B.
But Cyprus are still in contention in fourth place, level on nine points with third-place Israel.
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Chris Coleman's side were cruising to victory against Cyprus in October after taking an early two-goal lead.

The visitors clawed a goal back before half-time and King's sending-off just after the break shifted the momentum in Cyprus' favour.
Wales feel Bale was the victim of some cynical challenges throughout and King expects similar tactics this time.
"In the first game that's what got our backs up, the way they were targeting him," said King, who is set to start in Joe Allen's absence through injury.

"They thought they could do anything without us doing anything back. My red card was a mistake and something I've learned from but we need to be prepared because that's probably going to happen again.

"We're ready to give them a bit ourselves as well."

Get Out here boys, it's 33 degrees, blue sky's, the Keo beers are are going down nicely, with more Welsh arriving each day Oh and 2-1 to Wales

Is there a good bar we should make our way to ?

Why does it say the game is on the 3rd June at the top or am I going mad?