Who could now make it for 2021?
THE year-long delay to the European Championships due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak will be seen by the majority as a disappointment.
But for some, the enforced postponement could present an opportunity to be involved in the finals next summer with their participation having initially been in doubt.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the players from Wales who could now feature at Euro 2021.
JOE ALLEN
ALLEN was ruled out of Euro 2020 after rupturing his Achilles playing for Stoke on March 7. The 30-year-old midfielder, who was named in the official Euro 2016 team of the tournament and is integral to the way Wales operate, now has time to get fit for the rescheduled European Championship.
NECO WILLIAMS
IT was touch-and-go whether the Liverpool full-back had enough time to force his way into Ryan Giggs’ Euro 2020 squad after just a handful of impressive first-team performances. But the 18-year-old could now really push his case in the next 12 months, be it getting more game-time at Anfield or going out on loan.
DAVID BROOKS
BROOKS has missed the entire campaign after undergoing ankle surgery in August. The exciting Bournemouth forward is training again but was in a race against time. The tournament’s delay should allow Brooks to recapture the form that made him one of the Premier League’s brightest talents in 2018-19.
HAL ROBSON-KANU
THE West Brom striker recently made himself available again for Wales after retiring from international football in August 2018 to focus on his club career. A recall this summer was unlikely as Giggs was set to keep faith with the players who secured qualification, but the 30-year-old now has more time to reintegrate himself into the squad.
BEN CABANGO
THE 19-year-old Swansea central defender made his league debut in November and has been a revelation. Time was not on Cabango’s side this summer, but another season of firstteam football could propel him onto the international stage.