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The team's sights are firmly on the upcoming World Cup playoff fixture as they prepare for discovering their semifinal and possible final opponents.

After ended second in their qualification group thanks to a commanding 7-1 triumph over North Macedonia – their largest success since 1978 – the side will host the semi-final match on their own turf.

They will face either Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo or Republic of Ireland in that fixture on 26 March.

Former Wales forward Rob Earnshaw feels the Welsh squad will relish a match against any team after their latest performance at Cardiff City Stadium.

"I know Craig Bellamy, I played with him and his approach is 'give us anyone, we're ready'," Earnshaw said.

"A lot of fans were wondering recently, 'do we really want Ireland as it's that derby atmosphere?'. In my view a number of supporters didn't. But for me, that could be amazing.

"So it's one of those, yes, we'll take Kosovo or the Bosnians and Albania are decent and Ireland, naturally, they're a strong team so they'll be difficult.

"But the sense is that we're prepared for anybody at the moment and it doesn't matter, and a lot of that is because of Craig Bellamy."

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The Welsh squad sit thirty-fourth in the world standings, with Albania 61st, Ireland 62nd, Bosnia-Herzegovina 75th and the Kosovan side 84th.

The Albanian national team had a impressive qualifying campaign, with their sole defeats suffered at the hands of Group K winners England, who secured full points without conceding a single goal.

The Premier League's Armando Broja and Lazio's Elseid Hysaj are part of the Red and Blacks's recognizable names, though it was former Inter Milan, Barcelona and Watford forward Rey Manaj who led their scoring tally in qualifying with 3 goals.

Notably, the Albanians have not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup, although they featured at Euro 2016 and Euro 2024, not managing to advance to the knockout stages on both times.

While Slovenia and Sweden endured difficult runs, with each not managing to win a qualifying match, their group was a direct battle between Switzerland and Kosovo.

The Switzerland ended the six-game qualifiers three points ahead of the Kosovans, whose one defeat came at the hands of the group winners.

The Kosovan squad feature ex- Manchester City goalkeeper Arijanet Muric and La Liga's Vedat Muriqi – his nation's historic top scorer – in a squad aiming for a first major tournament appearance.

They have never faced Wales.

Bosnia were defeated only one time in the qualifiers, and earned a points additional than Wales managed in their 8 games, but nonetheless ended two points behind of Group H winners Austria.

They were 13 minutes away from securing a place at the finals, but Michael Gregoritsch's leveler for the Austrians ensured the teams drew in the last game of qualifying and Ralf Rangnick's team won the group.

Wales have not managed to defeat the Bosnian side in four attempts but did have a memorable loss against the Dragons as they qualified for Euro 2016 under Chris Coleman despite losing.

Being his country's all-time leading scorer and record appearance player, former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, currently with Fiorentina, is unquestionably Bosnia's star player.

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

And finally, we have Republic of Ireland.

After taken just one point from their opening 3 matches, Heimir Hallgrímsson's side stormed into the play-offs with successive wins against Armenia, Portugal and Hungary.

Troy Parrott scored the two goals against Euro 2016 winners Portugal before bagging a hat-trick – with the third goal arriving in the 96th minute – as the Republic of Ireland stunned Hungary to secure second place in their group in thrilling style.

Talisman Seamus Coleman had a vital role in his side's revival while Premier League goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has made the starting position his to keep.

Ireland are winless in their last four meetings with Wales, losing 3 of those, though James McClean shattered the hopes of the Welsh fans as Martin O'Neill's team won a crucial World Cup qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium in 2017.