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The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international tournament once in their history, when Wales qualified for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Wales did however progress through UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying to the Quarter-Final which was played on a home and away leg basis. The current head coach is Gary Speed who replaced John Toshack in 2010 after a series of poor qualifying campaigns, failing to qualify for four major tournaments. Wales' home ground is the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Although part of the United Kingdom, Wales has always had its own representative side that plays in all the major professional tournaments, though not in the Olympic Games, as the IOC only recognises the United Kingdom. Due to London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, a Great Britain team would qualify as of right of being the host nation. However, Wales stressed it was strongly against the proposal. A compromise was eventually reached between the four associations, whereby a squad of English players only could represent Great Britain.
Wales were placed in Group G for qualification for the Euro 2012 tournament alongside England, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Montenegro.
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| Recent callups : |
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| Name |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
Most Recent Callup |
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| Goalkeepers |
| Jonathan Bond |
19 May 1993(age 20) |
0 |
0 |
GB Watford |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| David Cornell |
28 y March 1991(age 22) |
0 |
0 |
WA Swansea City |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Defenders |
| Adam Matthews |
13 January 1992(age 21) |
0 |
0 |
WA Cardiff City |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Christian Ribeiro |
14 December 1989(age 23) |
2 |
0 |
GB Bristol City |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Rhoys Wiggins |
4 November 1987(age 25) |
0 |
0 |
GB Bournemouth |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Neil Taylor |
7 February 1989(age 24) |
1 |
0 |
WA Swansea City |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Midfielders |
| Joe Allen |
14 March 1990(age 23) |
2 |
0 |
WA Swansea City |
v. Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Mark Bradley |
14 January 1988(age 25) |
1 |
0 |
GB Rotherham United |
v. Croatia, 23 May 2010 |
| Jack Collison |
2 October 1988(age 24) |
7 |
0 |
GB West Ham United |
v. Sweden, 3 March 2010 |
| Shaun MacDonald |
17 June 1988(age 25) |
1 |
0 |
WA Swansea City |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Ashley Richards |
12 April 1991(age 22) |
0 |
0 |
WA Swansea City |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Brian Stock |
24 December 1981(age 31) |
3 |
0 |
GB Doncaster Rovers |
v, Croatia, 23 May 2010 |
| Gareth Bale |
16 July 1989(age 24) |
27 |
3 |
GB Tottenham Hotspur |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
| Forwards |
| Craig Bellamy |
13 July 1979(age 34) |
60 |
18 |
WA Cardiff City |
v. Montenegro, 3 September 2010 |
| David Cotterill |
4 December 1987(age 25) |
17 |
1 |
WA Swansea City |
v. Montenegro, 3 September 2010 |
| Ryan Doble |
1 February 1991(age 22) |
0 |
0 |
GB Southampton |
v, Switzerland, 12 October 2010 |
Football in the United Kingdom
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| Scotland | National team, The SFA, Footballing history, National team history, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Co-operative Insurance Cup, Football in Scotland |
| Wales | National team, FAW, National team history, Welsh Premier League, Welsh Cup, Football in Wales |
| Northern Ireland | National team, IFA, National team history, IFA Premiership, Irish Cup, Football in Northern Ireland |
| United Kingdom | National team, Olympic team , British Home Championship, Rous Cup, Empire Exhibition Trophy, Coronation Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, FAW Premier Cup, International Football Association Board, Masters Football , England and Scotland football rivalry |
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