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Chris Sutton and Ian Ladyman have called into question the European Championship play-offs, as Wales are set to face off with Poland on Tuesday evening, on Mail Sport podcast It's All Kicking Off.
Rob Page's side were unable to ease past Croatia to take second place in their Euros qualifying group, finishing third after ending their campaign with unsatisfying draws against Armenia and Turkey.
But after a 4-1 thrashing of Finland in last week's play-off semi-final, the Dragons are dreaming of a spot in this summer's tournament - should they bypass Poland in Cardiff.
However, their route to a possible spot at Euro 2024 calls into question the entire qualifcation process in the co-hosts' minds, due to its reliance on Nations League performances - despite Wales being relegated from Pool A into Pool B at the end of their last campaign.
While Ladyman was looking forward to the prospect of Wales potentially travelling to Germany in June and 'wishing them well', he questioned whether they were deserving of the 'reward' of a play-off sport.
Wales will learn their Euro 2024 fate on Tuesday evening when they play Poland in Cardiff
It's All Kicking Off co-hosts Ian Ladyman (left) and Chris Sutton both questioned their route
Dragons won a qualifying spot on the back of Nations League performance - which was patchy
'Wales finished third in their qualification group, behind Croatia and Turkey but were pretty much always certain of a qualification spot because of their Nations League performance,' Ladyman explained.
'I looked this up, their Nations League performance included five defeats and one draw, and they were relegated from Pool A into Pool B.
'How are they getting in on the back of their Nations League performance, if that's their Nations League performance?
'It's because most of the teams above them in the Nations League standings
