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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.
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] After some promising performances, in October 2011, Wales had rapidly risen to 45th in the FIFA rankings.
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.
Chris Coleman was the manager of Wales from 2012 to 2017. He led the team to the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finals. The role of a Wales national football team manager was first established in 1876, when the Wales national football team was established, and the team was chosen by a panel of selectors. The team captain would at that point fulfil the ...
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1960 and 1979 the side played 118 matches, the majority of which came against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship.
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 ...
Jess Fishlock is Wales most capped player with 158 caps and all time top goal scorer with 46 goals. For male Wales international footballers, see List of Wales international footballers . The Wales national team represents the country of Wales in international association football .
Sophie Louise Ingle OBE (born 2 September 1991) is a Welsh footballer who plays for the Women's Super League club Chelsea and is a former captain of the Wales national team.She has previously represented Bristol Academy, Cardiff City, and Liverpool.