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You feel if Wales can get an early goal in the first 20 minutes that will settle the nerves and get the crowd energised. A second goal before half-time would be a perfect script, but as mentioned earlier football doesn't always follow a written-down plan.
Should Wales capitalise on their result away in Croatia by beating Latvia it will put them on four points in the group. Page would have bitten off and chewed any arm if he'd been offered that before a ball was kicked. Taking points off Croatia in their back yard really opens up the group favourably for Wales, even at this early stage.
Croatia hardly ever drop points at home. Doing so against Wales will be a wake-up call for them and you could easily see them doubling down on their home games and winning the remainder, and in doing so taking points away from Turkey, Latvia and Armenia. That's just good for Wales… but they MUST beat Latvia.