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Wales making the best of a bad situation as they strive for World Cup qualification
No manager, missing players, uncertain future, but plenty of hope as they prepare to face Czech Republic
![Richard Jolly](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2Febc0c166-5a55-4620-acb4-81b42c495c64.png?smart=true&auth=d10b82c9721741924fda860bd011ae7e541234a5246170b9aaa44425179ea9ce&width=70&height=70)
Richard Jolly
March 30, 2021
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