Superb saves but costly misses - Wales players rated as World Cup dream ends
Who impressed for Wales during the World Cup play-off semi-final against Bosnia-Herzegovina? Chris Wathan rates the players.
Wales have now been knocked out of their last two qualifying campaigns on penalties [Getty Images] Wales' bid to reach the 2026 World Cup was denied in cruel fashion as they lost their qualifying play-off semi-final to Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties. BBC Sport Wales' Chris Wathan assesses how the players performed on Thursday - and you can see how BBC Sport readers rated them at the bottom of the page. World Cup play-offs: Bosnia-Herzegovina win penalty shootout against Wales - reaction Wales suffer agonising World Cup play-off shootout loss to Bosnia Starting XI Karl Darlow: Superb.
A quite astonishing save to deny a Ermedin Demirovic header- a one-handed stop Neville Southall would have been proud of - and then denied the same man in the shoot-out. Didn't deserve to be on the losing side. 8 Jay Dasilva: Passing wasn't always on point but the diminutive full-back delivered some pretty big headers and blocks.
Looked sound defensively without adding real attacking edge. 7 Dylan Lawlor: Went toe-to-toe with a player twice his age in Edin Dzeko but was not daunted by the challenge. One or two uncomfortable moments but never shied from taking the ball or winning battles.
7 Joe Rodon: Some rare switches off from the Leeds centre-back who looked increasingly edgy as the night wore on and the tension grew. 6 Neco Williams: A night that asked more of his defensive qualities than those pushing forward. Had held his own in the main but was the man shrugged off by Dzeko for the equaliser and then a poor penalty was costly.