Kazakhstan

Kieffer Moore’s first-half strike earns World Cup qualifying win for Wales in Kazakhstan

All in yellow Kazakhstan, 114th in the Fifa rankings, represented a banana skin on an artificial surface in Astana. Their last World Cup qualifying victory may have been almost 12 years ago, a narrow win over the Faroe Islands, but this was anything but a straightforward win for Wales.By the end the chances were totting up, Craig Bellamy’s side clinging on with the Kazakhstan substitute Serizkhan Muzikov cracking the crossbar with a 95th-minute free-kick. The visitors were ultimately grateful for Kieffer Moore’s first-half winner, which was sufficient for a victory that keeps alive their…