Wales will host Norway in a Nations League fixture at Cardiff City Stadium, when Erling Haaland will be in the spotlight and seeking to add to his extraordinary international record of 65 goals in 57 games.
Haaland scored against Portugal in a 2-1 defeat on Sunday, after earlier scoring two against Denmark to extend his record as the Nations League's all-time top scorer, with 22 goals.
Wales are bottom and without a point in Group A4 after away defeats in Portugal and Denmark. Wales lost 1-0 against Portugal in their opening League A Group 4 clash before suffering a 2-0 defeat in Denmark on Sunday night.
Here's everything you need to know about the match.
How to watch:
The match will be available to watch on BBC Two in the UK. It will be shown in Australia on BeIN Sports, in India on Sony Sports Network, and on FuboTV and ViX in the U.S. Kickoff is at 7.45 p.m. BST. You can also follow ESPN's live updates here.
Key Details:
Date, kick-off time:
UK BST: Thursday, Oct. 1, 7.45 p.m.
U.S. ET: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2.45 p.m.
India IST: Friday, Oct. 2, 12.15 a.m.
Australia AEST: Friday, Oct. 2, 4.45 a.m.
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Umut Meler
VAR: Fedayi San
Injury and Team News
Wales
Wales remain without several players for their Nations League meeting with Norway. Joe Rodon is unavailable after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Leeds United against Brentford on Aug. 30.
Harry Wilson, Nathan Broadhead and Karl Darlow have also withdrawn through injury, while Dylan Lawlor is unavailable due to a lingering knee injury. Bournemouth forward David Brooks will miss both the Norway game and Denmark's visit on Sunday through injury.
Joe Rodon, D, hamstring: OUT
Dylan Lawlor, D, knee: OUT
Harry Wilson, M, quad: OUT
Rubin Colwill, M, injury: OUT
Nathan Broadhead, F, thigh: OUT
Isaak Davies, F, injury: OUT
Karl Darlow, GK, injury: OUT
Norway
Alexander Sørloth will miss all of Norway's four Nations League fixtures this window due to muscle injury. Additionally, Martin Ødegaard is a fitness concern after suffering an ankle problem during the international window.
Alexander Sørloth, F, muscle: OUT
Martin Ødegaard, M, ankle: DOUBT
Expected lineups
Wales predicted XI (4-2-3-1)
Danny Ward
Connor Roberts | Chris Mepham | Ben Davies | Neco Williams
Ethan Ampadu | Josh Sheehan Daniel James | Brennan Johnson | Sorba Thomas
Kieffer Moore
Norway predicted XI (4-3-3)
Ørjan Nylan
Julian Ryerson | Kristoffer Ajer | Torbjørn Heggem | Fredrik Aursnes
Martin Ødegaard | Sander Berge | Patrick Berg
Oscar Bobb | Erling Haaland | Antonio Nusa
Talking points
Wales are sitting at the bottom of their Nations League group and are winless in all of their six international games so far this year. They failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and despite being one of the host nations for the 2028 Euros, they are not guaranteed to qualify for that tournament either.
Norway, meanwhile, are on the rise. They reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup this summer and captured the hearts of fans around the world as they did so. It's fair to say that Haaland became a true superstar at the World Cup.
What do the numbers say?
In the 11 previous meetings between the two countries, Norway have won four and Wales have won three. The remaining four matches have ended in draws.
Wales has scored 15 goals across those meetings compared to Norway's 14.
Wales are winless in their last five matches, drawing two and losing three.
Norway have won three of their last five matches, losing the other two.
Information from ESPN's Global Sports Research contributed to this story.