Wales’ women’s team plays Albania in the first round of the World Cup play-offs. To qualify for next summer’s Women’s World Cup, Wales must win that two-legged tie and then win a second, successive two-legged tie against the winner of the other pairing in the play-offs. The opponent for that second round is either Romania or Norway, depending on the outcome of the other matchup. The play-offs format means Wales’ route to qualification requires back-to-back victories across the two successive rounds, with each tie decided over two legs. BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports both outline the same qualification pathway and opponents sequence, though Yahoo Sports also highlights the Wales manager’s message about showing courage and confidence ahead of the matches. Overall, the reporting sets out the immediate fixture against Albania and the conditional next opponent, with qualification depending on results across the two-legged rounds.