Leeds United quartet named in Wales squad for 2026 World Cup play-offs | OneFootball

Leeds United’s Welsh quartet Karl Darlow, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu and Daniel James have been called up by Craig Bellamy for Wales’ March play-offs for the 2026 World Cup.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, Wales host Bosnia & Herzegovina at the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday March 26. The winners face Italy or Northern Ireland in a one-off final on Tuesday March 31, which will again be in Cardiff if Wales progress.

Wales stayed alive in November, beating Liechtenstein 1-0 then North Macedonia 7-1 in Cardiff to finish second in Group J.

James scored Wales’ fourth in that Cardiff rout, then missed just over two months with a hamstring tendon injury.

Rodon sat out a few festive games with an ankle issue, while a minor hamstring problem was handled with FA Cup rest. He has otherwise been near ever-present and started Wales’ last four games.

Ampadu missed the 7-1 through suspension after his second booking of the campaign against Liechtenstein and has been a rock for Leeds in the Premier League.

This is Darlow’s first international window as first-choice for club and country after displacing £16million summer signing Lucas Perri earlier this year following costly errors against Manchester United and Newcastle. The 35-year-old has largely been solid.

Before reporting for Wales, the quartet target Saturday’s Premier League visit of Brentford at Elland Road. After the break, Farke’s side go to West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-finals, then wait three weeks before a league trip to Manchester United.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk