Wales 0-1 Poland: Swiderski strike condemns Rob Page's men to Nations League relegation

Wales were beaten 1-0 by Poland to ensure they were relegated from the top tier of the Nations League.

Karol Swiderski struck the only goal of the game at Cardiff City Stadium in the second-half as the visitors clinched all three points to leave Rob Page's side at the bottom of the group with just one point from six matches - with Wales set to return to League B for the next edition of the competition.

Nevertheless, despite a frustrating Nations League campaign, the Red Wall were able to revel in the fact that their first World Cup appearance in 64 years was now fewer than two months away.

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Page made four changes to the side that started the 2-1 loss to Belgium on Thursday night, with two of those being enforced. Ben Cabango and Joe Morrell replaced suspended duo Chris Mepham and Ethan Ampadu while captain Gareth Bale and Dylan Levitt came in for Kieffer Moore and Matt Smith who both dropped to the bench.

Only a victory would do for the hosts, and they looked to start on the front foot in the Welsh capital, although Czeslaw Michniewicz's side always carried a threat on the counter attack. Despite the spikiness between the teams, there was precious little for goalkeepers Wayne Hennessey and Wojciech Szczęsny to do in the early stages.

The visitors - backed by a lively contingent of around 2,000 supporters - were intent on disrupting play whenever possible as they looked to secure the point they needed to consolidate their place in the top tier of the competition.

Poland had the first effort on target in the 25th minute as Piotr Zielinski picked out Robert Lewandowski from a free-kick, although the Barcelona star's header was straight at