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Wales' sights are squarely on the upcoming World Cup play-off draw as they await learning their semifinal and potential final challengers.

Having finished second in their qualifying group following a commanding 7-1 triumph over North Macedonia – their largest win since 1978 – the side will host the semi-final match on their own turf.

They will meet either Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Kosovan team or Ireland in that match on 26 March.

Ex- Wales forward Rob Earnshaw thinks the Welsh squad will relish a match against any opponent following their most recent result at Cardiff City Stadium.

"I know Craig Bellamy, we were teammates with him and his mindset is 'bring on whoever, we're ready'," Earnshaw said.

"A lot of fans were saying last night, 'should we actually want Ireland as it's that derby feel?'. I think many people didn't. But for me, that would be fantastic.

"It's one of those, yes, we're ready for Kosovo or the Bosnians and Albania are decent and Ireland, of course, they are a very good team so they'll be tough.

"However you just feel that we'll take anyone right now and it doesn't matter, and a lot of that is because of Craig Bellamy."

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Wales are placed 34th in the world rankings, with the Albanian team sixty-first, Ireland sixty-second, Bosnia seventy-fifth and the Kosovan side 84th.

Albania had a impressive qualification run, with their only losses coming at the hands of Group K winners England, who claimed maximum points without allowing a solitary goal.

The Premier League's Armando Broja and Lazio's Elseid Hysaj are among the Albanian squad's prominent players, although it was ex- Inter Milan, Barcelona and Watford striker Rey Manaj who led their scoring chart in the qualifiers with three goals.

Notably, Albania have not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup, although they participated at Euro 2016 and the 2024 Euros, failing to reach the knockout stages on each times.

As Slovenia and Sweden endured torrid campaigns, with both not managing to win a qualification match, Group B was a straight shootout between Switzerland and the Kosovan team.

The Swiss finished the six-match qualifiers three points ahead of Kosovo, whose one defeat was at the hands of the pool winners.

Kosovo include ex- Manchester City goalkeeper Arijanet Muric and La Liga's Vedat Muriqi – his country's all-time top scorer – in a team targeting a first international competition appearance.

They have never faced Wales.

Bosnia-Herzegovina were defeated only one time in qualifying, and earned a points additional than the Welsh managed in their eight games, but still ended two points adrift of Group H winners Austria.

They were 13 minutes away from clinching a spot at the World Cup, but Michael Gregoritsch's equaliser for the Austrians ensured the pair drew in the last game of qualifying and Ralf Rangnick's team topped the pool.

The Welsh have not managed to beat the Bosnians in four attempts but did have a unforgettable loss against Zmajevi as they qualified for Euro 2016 under Chris Coleman despite losing.

As his country's all-time leading scorer and record appearance player, ex- Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, currently with Fiorentina, is unquestionably Bosnia's key player.

The 39-year-old was his team's top scorer in the qualifiers with five goals.

Lastly, we have Republic of Ireland.

Having taken only a single point from their first 3 qualifiers, Heimir Hallgrímsson's side stormed into the play-offs with back-to-back wins against Armenia, Portugal and Hungary.

Troy Parrott netted the two goals against the 2016 European Championship winners Portugal before bagging a triple – with the final goal coming in the 96th minute – as the Irish stunned Hungary to take runner-up spot in their group in thrilling fashion.

Key player Seamus Coleman played a vital role in his side's resurgence while Premier League goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has secured the starting jersey his to keep.

The Republic of Ireland are winless in their past four encounters with Wales, losing three of these, though James McClean broke the hopes of the Welsh fans as Martin O'Neill's team won a crucial World Cup qualifying match at Cardiff City Stadium in 2017.