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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 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 .
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.
BBC Sport Wales reflects on the 30 year journey which has seen Wales women go from trailblazers to history makers. ... “Welsh football I think was in a pretty, how can I put it, elementary state ...
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)
It includes Welsh footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category contains past and present players of the senior Wales national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels).
BBC Sport Wales delves through the archives to review the best achievements, records and images from the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year award's 70-year history.
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 ]