Group has 'exploded' after Wales win - Bellamy

Craig Bellamy says Wales' win over Norway has "thrown a hand grenade" into their Nations League group as they go in search of another victory against Denmark in Cardiff on Sunday.

Wales remain bottom of Group A4 despite Thursday's morale-boosting triumph over the Norwegians, though they are level on points with Norway and Denmark at the halfway point in campaign.

They would take a significant step towards avoiding finishing last with another victory over the Danes, which would have a significant impact on their hopes of reaching the next European Championship.

If Wales end their Nations League campaign in third place or higher, they will be a top seed in the draw for Euro 2028 qualifying.

Bellamy says Portugal will win the group "unless a disaster happens" - but that the race for the places is wide open after his side shocked Norway.

"I don't know with the way the group's gone now because that [result] has thrown in a hand grenade," he said.

"Basically the group's exploded now between the three of us because obviously Denmark will look at it and say well they didn't expect that, so we all sit on three points apart from Portugal.

"Portugal have run away with this and they're going to win the group. Now can we really be in the mix with these two heavyweight Scandinavian teams? That's the aim. We'll see where that goes."

Wales came from behind against Norway to register their first win in Nations League A across two campaigns in the competition's top tier.

The victory also ended a six-match winless run stretching back to November 2025, with Bellamy admitting after the game that he had been through a "really difficult spell".

Wales will now attempt to build on what was the most notable success of the Bellamy era when they take on a Denmark side ranked 21st in the world.

"We have to perform like we did against Norway," Bellamy added.

"That's all I'm thinking about again - consistency and perform, perform, perform."

Nevertheless, Bellamy acknowledged that he is "definitely conscious" of the significance of finishing above fourth in the group.

"We see [the level when] we're playing against teams who are pot one, so if we don't have to play another pot one, then it's nice," he added.

"It's a real motivation of course. That would really help us."

Bellamy regularly makes significant changes to his side regardless of how results have gone.

Wales' options are limited in this window, with Karl Darlow, Joe Rodon, Dylan Lawlor and Harry Wilson all absent and David Brooks returning to his club after the opening defeat in Portugal.

Even so, Bellamy says he has no choice but to make alterations to the team which started against Norway as Wales play the final game in this new four-match international window.

"If I could pick the team that started the other night, [I would] all day," he said.

"[But it is] just not possible. Love it to make it possible, but it isn't. One or two didn't come through it. So not giving away the team of course, but there will be one or two changes because we have to."

Wales take on Denmark for the second time in seven days having been beaten in dispiriting fashion in the reverse fixture last weekend.

Bellamy said he "didn't recognise" his team in Copenhagen, adding: "I didn't recognise us. That's not what we do and how we've been when we've been at our best.

"We were too disconnected from front to back. We didn't create the overloads. It was too easy for [Denmark] to press us. Five men could press seven of our players - that's impossible.

"We learned a lot, I learned a lot from Denmark."