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The Wales national men’s football team (Welsh: Tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in men's 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 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 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 ...
For lists of Wales national football team results see: Wales national football team results 1876–99; Wales national football team results 1900–14; Wales national football team results 1920–39; Wales national football team results 1946–59; Wales national football team results 1960–79; Wales national football team results 1980–99 ...
History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976) House of Plantagenet; Fred Keenor; ... Featured pictures. Crib Goch, Snowdonia, Wales - August 2007.
Wales national football team navigational boxes (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Wales national football team" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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 ...
Wales football team may refer to: Wales national football team. Wales national under-21 football team; Wales national under-20 football team; Wales national under-19 football team; Wales national under-18 football team; Wales national under-17 football team; Wales women's national football team; Wales national semi-professional football team