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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 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 ...
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 football team played their first international match on 25 March 1876 against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, losing 4–0. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fixture was reversed the following year, with Scotland travelling to Wales for the country's first home international on 5 March 1877 at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham , which ...
Gareth Bale is Wales' top goalscorer of all-time with 41 goals and record cap holder. Chris Gunter was the first player to attain 100 caps for Wales. Gary Speed gained 85 caps for Wales and managed the side between 2010 and 2011. John Toshack gained 40 caps for Wales and managed the side for a single match in 1994 and between 2004 and 2010.
Chris Coleman was the manager of Wales from 2012 to 2017. He led the team to the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finals. The role of a Wales national football team manager was first established in 1876, when the Wales national football team was established, and the team was chosen by a panel of selectors. The team captain would at that point fulfil the ...
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.
The Wales national women's football team (Welsh: Tîm pêl-droed merched cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in international football.It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the third-oldest national football association in the world, founded in 1876 (148 years ago) ().