Wales boss Wilkinson expects ‘tough’ game v Poland – live on BBC

Wales vs. Poland: friendly international

Newport, Rodney Parade Date: Tuesday, October Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Rhian Wilkinson, Wales’ manager, anticipates a “tough, tough game” on Tuesday night against Poland in Newport.

Poland qualified for its first major tournament, joining Wales in December of last year, with victories over Austria at home and away qualifying them for Euro 2025.

After falling to Germany and Sweden in their final group game in Switzerland, Nina Patalon’s team defeated Denmark 3-2.

Following a goalless draw away to the Netherlands on Friday at home, they advance to Tuesday’s friendly.

They are a really good test for us, said Wilkinson. They are both an aggressive and strong attacking force.

In areas of the game where we have our strengths and they have ours, “I believe it will be equally matched.”

It’s going to be a bit of a chess game, in my opinion, because they work together really well as a team.

Wales have faced the lowest ranking opposition since their famous night in Dublin, when they are ranked 26th in the world.

I’m anticipating a tough, tough game because we saw them defeat Denmark, and we know that they’re going to really push us,” said Wilkinson.

We’re going to go out there to win, as they do, like every game.

Wales’ final ten games:

Despite encouraging home and away victories for Sweden and the third-place team, Wales endured some troubling days in 2025.

We know that learning lessons like that is difficult because we talked about it last year.

However, “We do it together,” and I believe it depends on how we support them as staff rather than just the players.

“We need to work hard to get there now that Wales has seen what top teams can deliver,” said the statement.

I don’t believe we can lose perspective because some of the games have been really painful, and others are getting so close and knocking on the door.

Wilkinson is confident that her team can fulfill their potential by playing to their full potential.

We want to raise standards, Wilkinson added.

We leave every game, discuss the performance, and I discuss the outcome.

We are aware that, in contrast to Australia, we can live there for a while, he said.

“We have to be more ruthless and make sure our chances count more,” he said.

I really liked the game, but I find it frustrating because I want the media to hold me accountable.

Why did the tie not occur? Why did we not receive the victory? The next step will be that.

We were proud of our performance, but I don’t want to be a team of “we almost did it.”