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On paper, the qualifying draw was reasonably good for Wales, although it could have been better.
Wales were in the first bowl in League B, with four bowls in each league.
The Czech Republic ranked second in the second classification, behind Scotland, after being close to qualifying for the 2025 European Championship after losing to Portugal in the second round of the playoffs.
The Czechs are ranked 31st in the world according to the FIFA rankings, one place higher than Wales, whom they most recently met in 2019, when the two teams played out a 0-0 draw. The lowest ranked team in Pot Two was Northern Ireland, in 44th place.
Albania is ranked 72nd in the world – the lowest in Pot Three – while Montenegro, ranked 85th, is the highest-ranked team in Pot Four.
Wilkinson said the draw would leave Wales staff to “dig straight into our research” as they prepare to face unfamiliar opponents.
She added: “I think the last team we played with was the Czech national team in 2019, through my quick research, so we don’t know much about these teams.”
“Obviously the Czech Republic is ahead of us in the world rankings, so I think it will be a tough group and will have some good challenges as well – new competition that we have to face and that we have to prepare for.”
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