 Wales
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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons |
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| Association | Football Association of Wales (FAW) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Chris Coleman |
| Asst coach | Kit Symons |
| Captain | Ashley Williams |
| Most caps | Neville Southall (92) |
| Top scorer | Ian Rush (28) |
| Ground | Cardiff City Stadium |
| FIFA code | WAL |
| FIFA ranking | 13  (4 May 2017)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 8 |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 117 |
| Elo ranking | 28 (30 April 2017)
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| Highest Elo ranking | 3 |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 88 |
| First international |  Scotland 4–0 Wales  (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) |
| Biggest win | Wales 11–0 Republic of 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 national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the third-oldest national football association in the world.
Although part of the United Kingdom, Wales has always had a representative side that plays in major professional tournaments, though not in the Olympic Games, as the IOC has always recognised United Kingdom representative sides.
During their history, Wales have qualified for two major international tournaments. They reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. They reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 after beating Belgium in the quarter-final match on 1 July 2016. This was, therefore, the first time that Wales had reached the semi-final of a major tournament. Wales also progressed through UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying to the quarter-final, which was played on a home and away leg basis but they did not feature in the finals tournament.
At all levels including the youth teams the Welsh national team draws players primarily from clubs in the English football league system. The main professional Welsh clubs play in the English leagues, with some full-time and part-time professional clubs playing in the Welsh football league system.
Players
Current squad
Wales squad called up for the match against Serbia on 11 June 2017.
Caps and goals updated as 11 June 2017 after the match against Serbia.
