Wales open up their Nations League campaign with a tough test in Lisbon as they take on Portugal on Thursday night.
After finishing two points behind Belgium in their World Cup qualifying group, Wales had to navigate themselves through the playoff, but they failed at the first hurdle.
Despite having home advantage, Craig Bellamy’s men could only draw 1-1 with Bosnia & Herzegovina, before losing on penalties, ending their World Cup hopes.
Portugal did participate in North America in the summer, but had a fairly underwhelming tournament, as they were beaten by eventual winners Spain 0-1 in the Round of 16.
Following that exit, A Selecao parted ways with manager Roberto Martinez, with ex-Benfica manager Jorge Jesus taking over for the reigning Nations League champions.
These two nations have previously met on four occasions, with Portugal recording three wins to Wales’ one.
The most recent of those came at Euro 2016, as Portugal won 2-0 in the semi-finals en route to beating hosts France in the final.
Despite being 41 year old, Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to continue leading the line for A Selecao in Jorge Jesus’ first game in charge.
Portugal: Costa, Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes, Vitinha, Neves, Neto, Fernandes, Felix, Ronaldo
Wales: Ward, Williams, Cabango, Davies, Dasilva, James, Ampadu, Sheehan, James, Johnson, Moore
