Daniel Cox Retains Starting Spot as Wales U21s Earn Welcome Win

The young defender was back in international action on Tuesday afternoon.

Walsall's on-loan Derby County defender Daniel Cox retained his place in the Wales U21s starting XI as they took on Austria U21s in their latest 2027 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9 outing.

After losing both of their opening group games by wide margins — 6-2 to Denmark and 7-0 to Belgium — the young Dragons were hoping to earn more than just their first three points, but hopefully some pride along the way.

Taking place at Hofmann Personal Stadion in Linz, it was Wales who grabbed the opening goal of the game when 19-year-old Manchester United forward Gabriele Biancheri capitalised on a mistake from David Heindl before calmly rounding the goalkeeper to put his side ahead.

The second goal of the game also went the way of Wales when Leicester City forward Christopher Popov got on the end of a Luke Harris ball before lifting an effort over the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Dan, who is yet to earn a regular place in Mat Sadler's side, played for the whole game, and could be in contention for this weekend's League Two meeting with Barrow at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium.

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This post was first published at 6:55 pm on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.