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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons (Welsh: Y Dreigiau) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Wales (FAW) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ryan Giggs | ||
| Captain | Ashley Williams | ||
| Most caps | Chris Gunter (93) | ||
| Top scorer | Gareth Bale (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Cardiff City Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | WAL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 28  9 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 8 (October 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 117 (August 2011) | ||
| First international | |||
 Scotland 4–0 Wales  (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Wales 11–0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Scotland 9–0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1958) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1958 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals, 2016 | ||
The Wales football team is the football team of Wales or the Welsh football team. Unlike England and Scotland, the Welsh football team is not the most followed version of the game. In Wales, the Welsh rugby team is the most followed. In this circumstance, it is not surprising that the Welsh football team is usually ranked lower than the English and Scottish teams.
Recently, the team has been more highly ranked. The team recorded the biggest rise in the history of the FIFA World Rankings, moving from 117th in 2011 to 8th place in 2015.[3] They are also the smallest nation by population to ever reach the semi-finals of the UEFA European Championship, after reaching the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finals.[4]
In April 2017, Jess Fishlock became the first player to earn 100 caps for the Wales national football team.[5]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ "Wales one behind Brazil in Fifa rankings; Northern Ireland 35th". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "Forget Denmark '92 and Greece '04, Wales can eclipse both Euro fairytales". Eurosport UK. 4 July 2016.
- ↑ Mitchelmore, Ian (5 April 2017). "Jess Fishlock becomes first player to hit 100-cap milestone as Wales Women beat Northern Ireland at Ystrad Mynach". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 April 2024.