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The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, [1] four years after England and Scotland played the first ever international football match.
The Wales national football team (Welsh: Tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales. They have been a member of FIFA since 1946 and a member of UEFA since 1954.
The Wales national side had reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 European Championships but suffered a controversial defeat to Yugoslavia and failed to reach the finals. [a] [2] The team's competitiveness had raised optimism amongst supporters ahead of qualifying for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but this was eroded quickly as they suffered a 1–0 defeat against Scotland in their first ...
This page details Wales national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Wales's match record by opponent and decade. Player records [ edit ]
The history of the Wales national football team spans the period from 1876, when the side played its first international fixture, to the present time. For detail on individual periods of the team's history, see one of the following articles: History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)
The Football Association of Wales (FAW; Welsh: Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its corresponding women's team, as well as the Wales national futsal team. It is a member of FIFA, UEFA and the IFAB. [1]
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As of June 2020, the result remains Wales' worst defeat in international football. [12] In 1879, Wales and England met for the first time in international football at a snow-covered Kennington Oval in South London. The poor weather conditions resulted in the match being shortened to 60 minutes and the relatively unknown status of the Welsh side ...