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- The Wales national 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.
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History. The early years. The Wales side of 1887–88. Wales played its first competitive match on 25 March 1876 against Scotland in Glasgow, making it the third-oldest international football team in the world.
Qualifying would not be completed until the end of 1977 as the 1976–77 British Home Championship was played in between. The competition began with a goalless draw with Scotland before a game against England became synonymous with Welsh nationalism.
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:
Oct 30, 2020 · The Wales National Football Team is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, and is one of the oldest national football teams in the world. Nicknamed “The Dragons”, and kitted out in red strips, Wales have played their home matches at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium since 1999.
Sep 7, 2024 · Craig Bellamy has been appointed as the new head coach of the Wales national football team on a contract until 2028, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) announced Tuesday.... more » 21.06.2024 12:42
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As for the national team, things didn’t get going until 1876, when a solicitor named Llewelyn Kenrick from the Wrexham area put an advert in the newspaper to see if he could recruit players to represent Wales in an international match against Scotland.
