Euro 2024 qualifiers: Wales boss Rob Page names four uncapped players in squad

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Jordan James, Nathan Broadhead, Luke Harris and Oli CooperJordan James, Nathan Broadhead, Luke Harris and Oli Cooper could each beryllium acceptable to triumph their archetypal Wales caps successful a much-changed squad

Wales brag Rob Page has selected 4 uncapped players successful his squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Jordan James, Nathan Broadhead and Oli Cooper could each triumph archetypal caps, arsenic could 17-year-old guardant Luke Harris.

Millwall striker Tom Bradshaw's good signifier sees him recalled for the archetypal clip successful 5 years.

This is the archetypal Wales squad to beryllium confirmed since men's grounds scorer and apical appearance-maker Gareth Bale announced his status from football.

Wales volition besides spell into the qualifiers without caller planetary retirees Joe Allen,Chris Gunter and Jonny Williams who person each announced their intentions to absorption connected their nine careers.

However, Nice midfielder Aaron Ramsey, present the most-capped outfield subordinate successful the squad, is acceptable and available.

Aside from the retirees, Rubin Colwill, Mark Harris, Dylan Levitt and Matt Smith each miss retired aft featuring successful Wales' World Cup squad.

Wales statesman their European Championship qualifying run with a daunting travel to look World Cup semi-finalists Croatia connected Saturday, 25 March, earlier hosting Latvia astatine the Cardiff City Stadium connected Tuesday, 28 March.

Wales person been drawn with Croatia, Latvia, Turkey and Armenia successful Group D of Euro qualifying, arsenic they purpose to scope their 3rd consecutive European Championships, which volition beryllium held successful Germany adjacent summer.

Bradshaw, 30, has scored 13 goals this play for Millwall and is the fifth-top scorer successful the Championship, having been named the division's subordinate of the period for February.

Nottingham Forest duo Brennan Johnson and Wayne Hennessey are some named successful the squad contempt wounded concerns.

Johnson suffered a groin occupation successful Nottingham Forest's Premier League nonaccomplishment to Tottenham Hotspur connected Saturday, with Forest brag Steve Cooper saying they "don't cognize however bad" the wounded is.

Forest goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey withdrew from the seat earlier kick-off successful the 3-1 decision by Spurs due to the fact that of a genu problem.

Two of the uncapped players mightiness beryllium acquainted names to Wales supporters - Birmingham midfielder Jordan James, 18, is lad of erstwhile Newport defender Tony James and Swansea's Oli Cooper, 23, is lad of erstwhile Cardiff City midfielder Kevin Cooper.

Former Everton guardant Broadhead, 24, is rewarded for his bully signifier this word with Ipswich.

Wales squad: Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward, Adam Davies, Ben Davies, Neco Williams, Ben Cabango, Oliver Cooper, Tom Lockyer, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Ethan Ampadu, Connor Roberts, Sorba Thomas, Jordan James, Nathan Broadhead, Wes Burns, Aaron Ramsey, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Kieffer Moore, Luke Harris, Brennan Johnson, Tom Bradshaw.

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