Wales must go all out in its final qualifying game against Turkey despite facing a difficult task to secure automatic qualification for Euro 2024, coach Rob Page said.<\/p>\n
Wales, who is in third place in Group D with 11 points from seven games, drew 1-1 with Armenia on Saturday. Page\u2019s side is five behind group leaders Turkey, while second-placed Croatia has 13 points. <\/p>\n
Wales next faces Turkey in Cardiff on Tuesday and will need to win the match, while hoping Croatia do not beat Armenia at home. If it fails to qualify automatically, Wales will likely enter the play-offs.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately it\u2019s now out of our control,\u201d Page told reporters after the draw on Saturday. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not materialised as we\u2019d like but that\u2019s life and we have to get on with it. It\u2019s about building momentum and, if it\u2019s a play-off in March, it\u2019s a play-off in March. If results go for us, we\u2019ve still got an opportunity to qualify (automatically). <\/p>\n
\u201cWe can only control what we can do, get the players in the right frame of mind, mentally and physically ready for Tuesday… We need to finish the campaign on a high. It\u2019s important to have some momentum if there is a play-off in March.\u201d<\/p>\n
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