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The Wales team on 11 October 2011 ahead of their UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Bulgaria in Sofia. Gary Speed was appointed as permanent manager on 14 December 2010. [23] Speed appointed 20-year-old Aaron Ramsey captain, making him the youngest Wales captain. [24] In August 2011, Wales attained their lowest FIFA ranking of 117th. [25]
He played his last international match on 24 January 1996 – a friendly match against Italy in Terni which Wales lost 0–3. Rush played regularly for the Welsh national team for more than 15 years, scoring 28 goals in 73 games. [58] He scored in a friendly against Italy in Brescia on 4 June 1988, the only goal in a shock win.
For lists of Wales national football team results see: Wales national football team results 1876–99; Wales national football team results 1900–14; Wales national football team results 1920–39; Wales national football team results 1946–59; Wales national football team results 1960–79; Wales national football team results 1980–99 ...
Wales national football team navigational boxes (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Wales national football team" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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.
Gary Andrew Speed MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh professional footballer and manager.As manager of Wales, Speed is often credited as being the catalyst for the change in fortunes of the national team and as setting the pathway to future successes.
The Wales bucket hat (Welsh: het bwced Cymru) [1] is a colourful bucket hat worn by supporters particularly of the Wales national football team. [2] The hat was originally red, yellow and green, designed by Spirit of '58. It initially gained wide popularity during Wales's participation in the UEFA Euro 2016 championships. [3]
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 ...