Wales kick off World Cup qualifying with win over Kazakhstan

Wales opened their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan.

Daniel James gave Wales an early advantage before a near-capacity 32,473 crowd at the Cardiff City Stadium but that was wiped out by Askhat Tagybergen’s penalty, awarded after Connor Roberts had handled.

Kazakhstan were threatening to throw a spanner in the works but skipper Ben Davies and Rabbi Matondo, with his first Wales goal in the final minute, ensured a winning start for Craig Bellamy’s side.

A first Cymru gôl for Rabbi ☝️

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— Wales