Wales' Jordan James nets the Welsh team to vital World Cup qualifying victory versus Liechtenstein.

The Welsh side claimed a narrow 1-0 victory against less-fancied opponents Liechtenstein to maintain their chances of World Cup qualification.

The young midfielder claimed his debut international strike for Wales from close range after Liechtenstein’s assorted collection of professionals, office workers and part-timers had defended for the majority of the match. James celebrated in delight with his obvious relief mirrored by the large contingent of Welsh supporters occupying most sections of the Rheinpark Stadion in the capital.

Soon afterwards, though, James was cautioned and a further late caution for Ethan Ampadu resulted in the pair are suspended for the upcoming crucial match with North Macedonia through disciplinary issues.

The Wales' ground fixture is a clash the Welsh team need to win to leapfrog North Macedonia and obtain a more favourable position in the final round in next spring.

Bellamy had an unfamiliar view from the stands, the Wales manager completing a touchline ban after receiving a additional booking in the qualifiers previously.

The manager's deputy Piet Cremers stood in in the coaching zone and four of Wales’s starters – Jordan James, Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Williams – were a booking away from sitting out the final qualifier. Two of them were booked in incidents that could really hurt Wales.

The home side, ranked 206 out of 210 teams in international football, had been goalless in their winless run and allowed 23 goals at an average of nearly four per fixture.

The visitors unsurprisingly dominated possession as their hosts lay in a compact shape and packed their defence.

The home goal was rarely tested until Broadhead pressing won possession and Jordan James saw his attempt from the penalty area saved by Büchel.

The same combination created another chance, James finding his teammate this time with a accurate delivery behind the defence.

The attacker's superb control took him past the keeper but the Wrexham striker failed to finish from a tight angle.

Wales believed they'd broken the deadlock after the opening period when Jordan James nodded a high Sorba Thomas set-piece back into a packed penalty box.

The Liechtenstein keeper was flustered by Lawlor and Rodon, and his weak punch fell to Nathan Broadhead who finished powerfully. But Wales' celebrations were halted when the referee was directed to the VAR screen and determined that at least one of the Welsh centre-halves was in an illegal position from James’s initial touch.

The visitors stepped up a gear after the half-time and Sorba Thomas provided a centering pass to the far post which Daniel James rattled against the frame of the goal.

Neco Williams then headed wide from within the six-yard box as it began to look like a frustrating evening for the Welsh side.

Yet, with the match having ticked into its 61st minute, Williams executed a shrewd assist for his teammate to break behind the home defence.

James cut out Büchel with a excellent ball into the danger area, and his teammate Jordan James had the simple job of ending Welsh tension.