Wales kept their hopes of securing a home World Cup play-off semi-final tie firmly alive by beating Belarus.
A brace from Aaron Ramsey along with goals from Neco Williams, Ben Davies and Connor Roberts earned Rob Page's men an emphatic 5-1 victory at Cardiff City Stadium.
Here's what Wales' latest result means for their World Cup qualifying hopes.
Latest Group E results
Belgium 3-1 Estonia
Wales 5-1 Belarus
How Group E now looks
1 Belgium - Pld: 7; GD: +19; Pts: 19
2 Wales - Pld: 7; GD: +5; Pts: 14
3 Czech Republic - Pld: 7; GD: +3; Pts: 11
4 Estonia - Pld: 7; GD: -10; Pts: 4
5 Belarus - Pld: 8; GD: -17; Pts: 3
Who will qualify for the World Cup?
Each of the teams who top the 10 groups in the European section of qualifying will automatically earn a place at next year's tournament in Qatar.
The 10 second-placed sides will enter the play-offs. They will be joined in the play-offs by the best two Nations League group winners who finish outside the top two in their qualifying groups.
So where do Wales currently stand in the play-off picture?
Wales are guaranteed to be involved the play-offs given that Italy, Belgium, France and Spain are all certain to finish in the top two of their qualifying groups.
Belgium's victory over Estonia means they have topped Group E and will be involved in next year's World Cup. That leaves just Wales and Czech Republic in the hunt for runner-up spot.
Finishing in the top two gives you the chance of being seeded in the play-off semi-finals, which in turn gives you a home tie. If Wales finish third in their pool, they will be away from home in the play-off semi-finals.
This is what Wales now need to finish second:
A draw or a win against Belgium on Tuesday will guarantee that Wales finish second in their group. Wales would also finish second if Czech Republic fail to beat Estonia on Tuesday night or if they finish on the same points as the Czechs but boast a better goal difference.
If Wales lose against Roberto Martinez's side and Czech Republic win their final group outing, Wales will reach the play-offs via the Nations League, meaning they will play the one legged semi-final away from home.
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When are the play-offs and how do they work?
The six best ranked group runners-up will earn home semi-final ties, meaning the remaining four runners-up and two teams to reach the play-offs via the Nations League will be unseeded and consequently play away in the semi-final ties.
The 12 teams will be drawn into three play-off paths, with the winner of each path earning a spot at the next World Cup. The play-off draw takes place later this month after the qualifying phase is concluded.
The winner of both one-legged semi-finals in each path will face off in a final to determine the path winner.
The hosts for the three finals will be determined by a draw.
The play-offs run from March 24 to March 29 next year.
The World Cup in Qatar takes place between November 21 and December 18 in 2022.
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Wales' remaining World Cup qualifiers
Belgium (H) - Tuesday, November 16 (7:45pm)
When is the play-off draw?
The draw for the 2022 World Cup play-offs takes place in Zurich, Switzerland on Friday, November 26.
It gets under way at 5pm CET (4pm UK time).
The draw will be streamed live on FIFA's official website. You can also follow live updates from the draw on WalesOnline's Football page.
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