Wales' Jordan James scores the Welsh team to important World Cup triumph against the Liechtenstein national team.

The Welsh side earned a tight 1-0 win against international minnows Liechtenstein to sustain their hopes of World Cup qualifying.

Jordan James scored his maiden international strike for the national team from near the goal after Liechtenstein’s group of professionals, amateurs and students had held out for more than 60 minutes. James ran off in joy with his visible excitement mirrored by the large contingent of Welsh followers filling three sides of the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz.

Soon afterwards, however, James was cautioned and another booking for his midfield partner means the pair are suspended for the upcoming crucial match with their next opponents due to suspension.

The home venue match is a clash Wales have to secure victory in to move above North Macedonia and obtain a improved position in the final round in March.

The Wales manager had an unfamiliar vantage point from the stands, Bellamy completing a technical area prohibition after receiving a additional booking in the competition earlier.

The manager's deputy Cremers took his place in the technical area and multiple first-teamers – Jordan James, Ethan Ampadu, Rodon, Neco Williams – were at risk of suspension from missing the final qualifier. Both James and Ampadu were booked in moments that might hamper Wales.

The home side, situated near the bottom in international football, had failed to score in their previous six losses and allowed twenty-three times at an rate of around four per fixture.

The visitors predictably controlled the ball as Liechtenstein adopted a low defensive block and got bodies behind the ball.

The home goal was rarely tested until Broadhead high press caused a mistake and Jordan James saw his shot from the penalty area pushed aside by Benjamin Büchel.

That pairing created another chance, Jordan locating his teammate now with a accurate delivery behind the defence.

The attacker's fine touch beat the keeper but the forward was unable to score from a difficult angle.

The Welsh team felt they broken the deadlock after the first half when James nodded a lofted Sorba Thomas set-piece back into a packed goal area.

The Liechtenstein keeper was harassed by Dylan Lawlor and Joe Rodon, and his weak punch landed with Broadhead who scored decisively. But Wales' elation were cut short when the match official was directed to the VAR screen and ruled that a player of the Wales defenders was in an offside from Jordan's initial touch.

The visitors raised the tempo after the break and Sorba Thomas sent in a cross to the far post which Daniel James rattled against the frame of the goal.

Neco Williams then headed wide from within the goal area as it began to look like a frustrating evening for the Welsh side.

However, with the match having entered its 61st minute, Williams executed a intelligent through ball for his teammate to break behind the home defence.

James cut out the goalkeeper with a superb pass across the face of goal, and his namesake Jordan had the simple task of ending Welsh tension.