Williams out of Belgium tie as Wales call up Lawlor

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World Cup qualifier: Belgium v Wales

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Date: Monday, 9 June Kick off: 19:45 BST

Coverage: Live connected BBC One, S4C, iPlayer, BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and app, positive unrecorded substance commentary.

Nottingham Forest defender Neco Williams volition miss Wales' World Cup qualifier against Belgium connected Monday.

Williams, 24, was substituted 21 minutes into Wales' 3-0 triumph implicit Liechtenstein.

The erstwhile Liverpool full-back went down successful agony aft attempting a transverse successful a one-sided opening astatine Cardiff City Stadium, leaving the transportation connected a stretcher pursuing treatment.

"Give america a fewer hours. You conscionable don't know. We'll find retired time morning," said Wales caput manager Craig Bellamy aft the match.

"The aesculapian unit volition beryllium racing with it and marque definite he's looked after, of course. We'll find retired a batch much tomorrow."

On Sunday morning, the Football Association of Wales confirmed Williams was not portion of the travelling enactment for Wales' qualifier with Belgium.

They besides announced Cardiff City centre-back Dylan Lawlor has been called up for the fixture astatine the King Baudouin Stadium.

Lawlor, 19, made his elder debut for Cardiff successful a 2-0 FA Cup nonaccomplishment to Aston Villa successful February and was handed his league bow successful the Bluebirds' 4-2 decision by Norwich City connected the last time of the 2024-25 Championship play connected 3 May.

He was portion of the 29-man elder grooming campy nether Bellamy successful Cardiff and Alicante past month.

Williams was making his 47th quality for Wales and has started each crippled since Bellamy took charge.

He was besides a cardinal subordinate for Forest past season, playing 35 times arsenic the nine qualified for Europe for the archetypal clip successful 30 years.

Wales are yet to suffer nether Bellamy arsenic they hole to to Brussels to instrumentality connected Group J's apical seeds Belgium.

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