Best players to watch out for

Wales at a World Cup is a sight that only people of a certain generation will be familiar with; November will bring with it the Dragons’ first World Cup fixture for some 64 years.

The players that have got their country to this prestigious stage are already enshrined in Welsh legend and have the chance to grow their cult status in Qatar, embarking upon a group-stage campaign against England, the United States and Iran.

Led by former Welsh international Rob Page – who, in his 28 games in charge of his nation, has earned UEFA Nations League promotion, a knockout-stage finish at EURO 2020 and World Cup qualification – Wales boast unity and tenacity throughout their squad, with some thrilling entities complementing an established core.

Here, 90min delve into Page’s potential squad and picks out five players to keep an eye on throughout the group stage and, hopefully, beyond.

Part of the old guard at the centre of the squad’s emerging talent, Wayne Hennessey could reach 110 caps if Wales make it through to the final 16 in Qatar.

The 35-year-old might have been a peripheral figure in the Premier League for the best part of half a decade, but he’s undoubtedly the main man between the sticks in the Cymru camp. Subdued off the pitch, the Welshman is a goalkeeper of gargantuan proportions when wearing the red of his country.

Not many will give him the credit he’s due when Wales take the field in Qatar, but his man-of-the-match heroics against Ukraine in the play-off final, in which he made nine brilliant saves, were pivotal in getting them there in the first place.

Likely to be a second Nottingham Forest representative in the Wales squad, Neco Williams has firmly established himself as a key member of the squad.

At just 21 years of age, the wing-back has been capped 23 times by his country and has even grabbed four goal involvements in the process. A left-sided player for the Dragons, Williams has consistently proven to be an electric presence that gets fans off their seats, putting in particularly thrilling displays against Austria and Ukraine in those fateful play-off bouts.

Another youthful spark in Welsh football, 20-year-old Rubin Colwill isn’t vastly experienced but has certainly inspired a lot of…