The updated table is below.
Quite simply if Wales want to harbour any realistic hope of challenging the top two then they need to win in Dublin on March 24th and follow that with a home win over San Marino 4 days later. Those matches are followed by home games against the Czech Republic and Germany in June and September respectively.
| Group D | |||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 10 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| San Marino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 |