Wales' Jordan James scores Wales to crucial World Cup qualifying triumph versus the Liechtenstein national team.

The Welsh side secured a tight 1-0 victory over less-fancied opponents Liechtenstein to sustain their hopes of World Cup finals progress.

The young midfielder claimed his maiden goal for Wales from near the goal after Liechtenstein’s assorted collection of full-time players, office workers and students had resisted for more than 60 minutes. James wheeled away in joy with his clear emotion echoed by the 3,000 Welsh followers filling multiple stands of the stadium in the capital.

Moments later, however, Jordan James was booked and a further late caution for his midfield partner resulted in the two players are suspended for the upcoming crucial match with their next opponents through disciplinary issues.

The Cardiff City Stadium match is a encounter Wales have to secure victory in to move above their rivals and secure a more favourable draw in the qualifying playoffs in next spring.

Craig Bellamy had an different vantage point from the sidelines, Bellamy serving a touchline ban after picking up a second yellow card in the competition earlier.

The manager's number two Cremers took his place in the dugout and multiple first-teamers – James, Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Neco Williams – were a booking away from missing the concluding match. Both James and Ampadu received cautions in moments that could really hurt Wales.

Their opponents, placed near the bottom in international football, had not scored in their previous six losses and conceded twenty-three times at an average of nearly four per match.

The visitors as expected dominated possession as Liechtenstein adopted a compact shape and defended in numbers.

Their opponent's target remained unthreatened until the forward's chasing down forced an error and James saw his shot from the penalty area saved by Büchel.

A similar move crafted an opportunity, James picking out his teammate on this occasion with a well-weighted pass behind the defence.

Broadhead’s superb first touch took him past the keeper but the attacker failed to finish from a difficult angle.

The Welsh team felt they taken the lead after the opening period when Jordan James nodded a deep Sorba Thomas set-piece back into a crowded penalty box.

Büchel was under pressure by Dylan Lawlor and Rodon, and his weak punch fell to Nathan Broadhead who scored decisively. But Welsh celebrations were curtailed when the match official was instructed to the VAR screen and decided that one or more of the Wales centre-halves was in an illegal position from James’s header.

Wales increased the pressure after the break and Sorba Thomas provided a ball to the opposite side which Daniel James hit the woodwork.

Neco Williams then missed with a header from inside the six-yard box as it began to look like a frustrating evening for Wales.

But, with the match having reached its final half-hour, Neco Williams played a shrewd pass for Daniel James to run past the Liechtenstein defenders.

James beat the goalkeeper with a delightful ball into the danger area, and his teammate Jordan James had the easy job of relieving Wales' nerves.