Having been relegated to League B in 2022, Wales were ranked 16th amongst UEFA members and placed in Pot 1 of seeds for League B. Wales were drawn into Group B4 alongside Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey.

The campaign started with Wales appointing a new manager. Craig Bellamy's first game in charge saw Wales held to a goalless draw at home by 10-man Turkey but the fans were buoyed by glimpses of a brighter, more attacking style of play.

Less than a fortnight before the game, Wales' next match in Montenegro had been moved away from the capital, Podgorica, to the Gradski Stadion, Nikšić after UEFA deemed the Podgorica National Stadium pitch unplayable.

To make matters worse for the fans, Nikšić was hit by a relentless downpour in the hours before and during the match, however two goals in the first three minutes from Kieffer Moore and Harry Wilson saw Wales take the match by the scruff of the neck to win despite a second half goal ands concerted pressure from the home side.

Interestingly, Moore's goal after just 37 seconds is the second fastest goal in Welsh international football history; the fastest being Craig Bellamy's strike after 15 seconds against Azerbaijan in 2009!

The second set of double headers saw Wales race into a two goal lead for the second match in succesion in Reykjavik with goals from Brennan Johnson and Wilson, however in a game of two halves, Iceland fought back to save a point.

A hard fought home victory over Montenegro was most notable for Joe Allen's introduction as a second half substitute, which saw him win his 75th cap almost two years after retiring from international football.

A well earned point in Turkey, where Kerem Aktürkoğlu missed a late penalty for the home side, meant it was still possible for Wales to finish in any of the top three places in the group depending on the results of the final round of matches.

An early goal for Iceland was a setback to Welsh hopes of securing even a play-off spot for promotion, but two goals from Liam Cullen turned things around and gave fresh hope to a Welsh crowd who were also aware of Montenegro's lead at home to Turkey.

By the time Harry Wilson had added a fourth goal for Wales, Montenegro had also extended their lead meaning Wales finished on top of the group securing promotion back to League A at the first attempt.