Wales captain Ben Davies says his team must be prepared to face the world’s top sides as they gear up for Thursday’s clash with England.
The Dragons clash with the Three Lions in an international friendly match at the iconic Wembley Stadium on Thursday night, as both sides ramp up preparations for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Wales are currently third in Group J of the European qualifying series with 10 points, just a single point behind North Macedonia in first place with three games to go.
England, meanwhile, are in pole position to qualify from Group K, having amassed maximum points from their first five matches.
“We’re playing against a top 10 nation in the world, a very good team”, the defender admitted.
“Ultimately we want to test ourselves against the best teams to be ready for when we play another very good team on Monday night.
“As a squad, we’ve worked hard this week, we’ve looked at the qualities that these teams have and feel like we’re as prepared as we can be”, Davies added.
“So we want to come out here, show our identity, show what we can do and what we’ve done against other teams and hopefully have a good performance.”
Davies, who has 98 caps for England, believes his side can pull off an upset and secure a big win.
A win would boost the team’s morale ahead of next Monday’s crucial qualifier against another top-ranked side- Belgium.
“Every game against England is going to be competitive. There’s a big sense of pride on the line in these games, but we’re really looking forward to it.
“We want to come here and win, even though it’s a friendly. I think it’s a good opportunity for us to test ourselves to show what we can do, but there’s that competitive edge to it too”, he continued.
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