On paper, the qualifying draw was reasonably kind to Wales – although it could have been better.
Wales were in pot one in League B, with four pots in each league.
Czech Republic were the second-best ranked side in pot two, below Scotland, having come close to qualifying for Euro 2025 as they lost out to Portugal in the play-off second round.
The Czechs are ranked 31st in the world by Fifa, one place higher than Wales, who they most recently met in 2019, when the two sides drew 0-0. The lowest-ranked team in pot two were Northern Ireland, in 44th.
Albania are ranked 72nd in the world – the lowest in pot three – while Montenegro, in 85th, were the highest-ranked side in pot four.
Wilkinson said the draw would leave Wales’ staff to “dig right into our research” as they prepare to face unfamiliar opponents.
“I think the last team we played was Czech Republic in 2019 from my quick research, so we don’t know much about these teams,” she added.
“Czech Republic is obviously ahead of us in the rankings so I think it’ll be a tough group and some good challenges as well – new opposition to face that we have to prepare for.”