Wales will discover their World Cup play-off opponents today.

Seeded Wales will have home advantage in their 2022 World Cup play-off in March, with Austria, the Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine potential semi-final opponents.

An additional draw will be held in Zurich today at 4pm to determine which semi-final winner will play at home in the final.

Wales, whose only World Cup finals appearance in 1958 came after a play-off victory over Israel, could then meet one of their fellow top seeds Italy, Portugal, Russia, Scotland or Sweden for a place at Qatar 2022.

Former Wales striker Robert Earnshaw said Wales had to be positive irrespective of their opponent.

He said: “Whoever we play we have to be positive in our approach because we have some very good players.

County Times: Aaron Ramsay and Gareth Bale. Picture: PA.

Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale. Picture: PA.

“It’s great we have the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale because they are great footballers.

“The one thing that doesn’t get highlighted is the amount of pressure and weight of the nation on their shoulders always, but they deliver consistently.

“Our approach has to be right with those great players. Going into the play-offs that’s where we can do well and qualify.”

During the qualifying campaign it became clear that Wales would be guaranteed a play-off spot through their Nations League results in 2020.

But Robert Page’s side secured semi-final home advantage by drawing 1-1 with Belgium, the world’s top ranked team, and finishing as runners-up in their group.

Robert Earnshaw was speaking at the FAW and McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards 2021 celebrating the unsung heroes of the grassroots football community of Wales.