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title: "Wales Team Picker: Nations League vs Portugal"
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### Wales Team Picker: Nations League vs Portugal

BBC Sport Football • September 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM ET

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Wales face Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday, 24 September in their opening Nations League A fixture at **Estadio Jose Alvalade**. Head coach **Craig Bellamy** will be without **Harry Wilson**, **Nathan Broadhead**, and **Karl Darlow**, who have all withdrawn due to injuries. Promising defender Dylan Lawlor is also missing, but captain Ben Davies is available again while uncapped Cian Ashford and Joe Taylor are options up front.

BBC Sport invites fans to step into Bellamy's shoes and select a formation and starting XI to take on **Cristiano Ronaldo** and his teammates. The match kicks off at 19:45 BST and will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer, BBC One Wales, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, 5 Live, and the BBC Sport website and app with live text commentary.

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