What Wales' defeat to Denmark means for the Nations League play-offs and Euro 2020 -
Saturday 17th November 2018
Wales missed out on securing promotion to League A of the Nations League after being beaten 2-1 by Denmark at Cardiff City Stadium.
Goals from Nicolai Jorgensen and Martin Braithwaite earned the Danes all three points in the Welsh capital, with Gareth Bale scoring a late consolation for Ryan Giggs' side.
The loss to Age Hareide's men means Wales will finish second in Group 4 of League B, regardless of the outcome of Denmark's clash with Republic of Ireland in Aarhus next week.
And it also means Wales' best chance of qualifying for Euro 2020 is now likely to come through the regular qualifying format, which runs from March to November next year.
However, there is still the possibility that Wales could compete in the Nations League play-offs in March 2020, but it would depend on which sides qualify for Euro 2020 via the usual qualifying system.
The sides who finish at the top of each group in Leagues A, B, C and D are all guaranteed to be in the Nations League play-offs should they fail to qualify through the normal route.
But given that a number of big guns in the higher leagues are most likely to qualify in the usual way, play-off places will be passed down to the next best ranked sides, potentially giving Wales a back door route into the play-offs should they need them.
Following the friendly clash with Albania on Tuesday night, Wales will not be back in action until the qualifiers for Euro 2020 get underway.
The Nations League play-offs take place in March 2020, with the four best ranked sides in each pot playing a one-leg semi-final and then a final.
The four final winners will earn a ticket to Euro 2020.
The draw for the Euro qualifiers takes place in Dublin next month.
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