Wales vs Austria 2022: how to get Cardiff City Stadium tickets for World Cup play-off semi final, is it on TV?

The international break is here and Wales have started their preparations ahead of the most significant fixture in several years for their nation.

Wales have only ever qualified for the World Cup finals once, way back in 1958, but they are just two games away from booking a place in Qatar later this year.

To get there they first need to overcome Austria and a win will set up a play-off final against either Scotland or Ukraine in the future.

Here is everything you need to know about Wales v Austria, including what channel you can watch it on, how to live stream and what happens next for the winner and loser:

When is Wales v Austria World Cup play off?

Wales’ 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off match with Austria will be played on Thursday, March 24 2022.

The game is being played at the Cardiff City Stadium and is scheduled for a 19:45 kick off (UK time).

What channel is Wales v Austria on?

Sky Sports will show the match and it will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event with coverage starting from 19:00 (UK time).

The fixture will also be free to watch on Welsh language channel S4C.

Wales v Austria live stream

There are several ways to live stream the match including via the Sky Go app.

Non-Sky customers can purchase a stream via NowTV, who offer several types of packages.

The match can, however, be streamed for free via S4C through the BBC Iplayer.

Wales v Austria ticket information

The match is currently SOLD OUT on the official WFU website meaning tickets are currently unavailable for purchase.

More information is available HERE.

Wales v Austria team news

Both nations have named their squads for the match with the starting XIs to be confirmed prior to kick off:

Wales squad: Hennessey, A Davies, King, B Davies, Rodon, Cabango, Ampadu, Mepham, N Williams, Norrington-Davies, Roberts, Gunter, Levitt, Ramsey, Colwill, Morrell, Vaulks, Allen, Wilson, Williams, S Thomas, Ilsanker, Bale, Johnson, Harris, James, Matondo.

Austria squad:Bachmann, Lindner, Pentz, Alaba, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Lainer, Posch, Ulmer, Danso, Baumgartner, Grull, Laimer, Lazaro, Sabitzer, Schaub, Schlager, Seiwalk, Schopf, Arnautovic, Gregoritsch, Kalajdzic, Weimann.

Will Wales face Scotland?

The winner of the match will face either Scotland or Ukraine in Cardiff for one of the last remaining spots at the World Cup finals.

The play-off final was originally supposed to take place this international window, but the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen their match with Scotland postponed.

Those two nations are now expected to face off in June and the winner of Wales v Austria will be waiting for them in the final.

The loser of the match will not be going to Qatar and will head to Hampden Park in this international window for a friendly with Scotland.

Wales v Austria betting odds

The match looks almost too close to call with the bookmakers but it is Austria who, somewhat surprisingly, are the narrow favourites.

The away team are 13/8 to win the match inside 90 minutes, with Wales priced at 15/8. The draw is also 15/8.

Wales are even money (1/1) to qualify for the next round while Austria are 4/5.

The lowest priced correct score bet is 1-0 to Austria, which is 6/1, while both teams to score is 1/1 - Yes and 8/11 - No.

*All odds correct at time of publication.

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