MX23RW : Friday, November 8 00:43:24| >> :120:24910:24910:
[monks data]
Croatia national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Mar 25, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
 
Wales national football team

Croatia
1 - 1
Wales

Kramaric (28')
Juranovic (31')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Broadhead (90+3')
Ampadu (25')

Brennan Johnson ruled out of Wales' upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers

Brennan Johnson ruled out of Wales' upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers
© Reuters
Brennan Johnson is unavailable for Wales' Euro 2024 qualifiers against Croatia and Latvia due to an injury picked up playing for Nottingham Forest earlier this month.

Brennan Johnson has been ruled out of Wales' Euro 2024 qualifiers against Croatia and Latvia this week.

The Nottingham Forest man is arguably the most in-form Welsh player at the moment, especially after his two-goal haul against Everton at the start of the month.

After playing 90 minutes against Newcastle United last Friday, Johnson then did not report for international duty due to a groin issue he initially suffered against Tottenham Hotspur a week earlier.

Speaking to the media in his pre-match press conference, Rob Page was unhappy at how the attacker's fitness was handled.

Page explained: "First and foremost I feel for Brennan. He wants to play international football like everybody else. As we know, playing for your country is something very special, it shouldn't be taken for granted, by anyone. Everybody who has got a responsibility for Brennan should respect that and help him in any way they can."

Making reference to his injury against Spurs, Page illustrated his frustrations at how he was managed, saying: "We were aware of something last week and then he went and played 90 minutes on the Friday and wasn't available to meet up on the Sunday."

After Gareth Bale's retirement following the World Cup, the injury to Johnson only adds to Page's attacking woes.

Daniel James, Kieffer Moore and Harry Wilson have been starved of minutes at club level, while Nathan Broadhead and Liam Cullen are uncapped.

Facing World Cup semi-finalists Croatia first up is the biggest challenge on paper for the Welsh in Group D, with Turkey and Armenia also in the section, as well as Latvia who they play on Tuesday.

ID:509831:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2872:No Data Analysis info

Click here for more stories about Brennan Johnson

Click here for more stories about Wales

Game History

How you voted: Croatia vs Wales

Croatia
86.3%
Draw
7.2%
Wales
6.5%
153
Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Wales manager Robert Page on September 25, 2022
Read Next:
Page names first Wales squad since Bale retirement
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free daily transfer newsletter! Sent twice a day during the transfer window.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
1.15am
Bengals
@
Ravens
Tables header RHS

Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
1 Cyprus Cyprus00000
2 Georgia Georgia00000
3 Norway Norway00000
Q Scotland flag Scotland00000
Q Spain Spain00000

Group B

TeamPWDLPTS
Q France France00000
2 Gibraltar flag Gibraltar00000
3 Greece Greece00000
Q Netherlands Netherlands00000
5 Ireland Rep. Ireland00000

Group C

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England00000
Q Italy Italy00000
3 Malta flag Malta00000
4 Macedonia N. Macedonia00000
5 Ukraine Ukraine00000

Group D

TeamPWDLPTS
1 Armenia Armenia00000
Q Croatia Croatia00000
3 Latvia Latvia00000
Q Turkey Turkey00000
5 Wales flag Wales00000

Group E

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Albania national flag Albania00000
Q Czech Republic Czech Republic00000
3 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands00000
4 Republic of Moldova Moldova00000
5 Poland Poland00000

Group F

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Austria Austria00000
2 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan00000
Q Belgium Belgium00000
4 Estonia Estonia00000
5 Sweden Sweden00000

Group G

TeamPWDLPTS
1 Bulgaria Bulgaria00000
Q Hungary Hungary00000
3 Lithuania Lithuania00000
4 Montenegro Montenegro00000
Q Serbia Serbia00000

Group H

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Denmark Denmark00000
2 Finland Finland00000
3 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan00000
4 Northern Ireland flag N. Ireland00000
5 San Marino flag San Marino00000
Q Slovenia Slovenia00000

Group I

TeamPWDLPTS
1 Andorra flag Andorra00000
2 Belarus Belarus00000
3 Israel Israel00000
4 Kosovo flag Kosovo00000
Q Romania Romania00000
Q Switzerland Switzerland00000

Group J

TeamPWDLPTS
1 Bosnia Bosnia H'vina00000
2 Iceland Iceland00000
3 Liechtenstein flag Liechtenstein00000
4 Luxembourg flag Luxembourg00000
Q Portugal Portugal00000
Q Slovakia Slovakia00000


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!