 Wales
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| Nickname(s) | The Dragons (Y Dreigiau) |
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| Association | Football Association of Wales (FAW) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Ryan Giggs Rob Page (caretaker)
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| Asst coach | Rob Page Albert Stuivenberg
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| Captain | Gareth Bale |
| Most caps | Chris Gunter (101) |
| Top scorer | Gareth Bale (33) |
| Ground | Cardiff City Stadium |
| FIFA code | WAL |
| FIFA ranking | 17  (27 May 2021)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 8 (October 2015) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 117 (August 2011) |
| Elo ranking | 17  8 (30 April 2017)
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| Highest Elo ranking | 3 (1876~1885) |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 88 (March 2011) |
| 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 | 2 (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 friendlies against France and Albania on 2 and 5 June 2021 and the Euro 2020 tournament.
Caps and goals updated as 5 June 2021 after the match against 
Albania.
| # | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Wayne Hennessey | 24 January 1987 | 96 | 0 |  Crystal Palace
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| 12 | GK | Danny Ward | 22 June 1993 | 13 | 0 | Leicester City
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| 21 | GK | Adam Davies | 17 July 1992 | 2 | 0 | Stoke City
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| 2 | DF | Chris Gunter | 21 July 1989 | 101 | 0 | Charlton Athletic
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| 3 | DF | Neco Williams | 13 April 2001 | 11 | 1 | Liverpool
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| 4 | DF | Ben Davies | 24 April 1993 | 60 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 5 | DF | Tom Lockyer | 3 December 1994 | 13 | 0 | Luton Town
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| 6 | DF | Joe Rodon | 22 October 1997 | 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 14 | DF | Connor Roberts | 23 September 1995 | 26 | 1 | Swansea City
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| 17 | DF | Rhys Norrington-Davies | 22 April 1999 | 5 | 0 | Sheffield United
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| 22 | DF | Chris Mepham | 5 November 1997 | 18 | 0 | Bournemouth
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| 24 | DF | Ben Cabango | 30 May 2000 | 3 | 0 | Swansea City
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| 7 | MF | Joe Allen | 14 March 1990 | 59 | 2 | Stoke City
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| 8 | MF | Harry Wilson | 22 March 1997 | 26 | 5 | Liverpool
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| 10 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 26 December 1990 | 63 | 16 |  Juventus
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| 15 | MF | Ethan Ampadu | 14 September 2000 | 23 | 0 | Chelsea
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| 16 | MF | Joe Morrell | 3 January 1997 | 15 | 0 | Luton Town
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| 18 | MF | Jonny Williams | 9 October 1993 | 28 | 1 | Cardiff City
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| 19 | MF | David Brooks | 8 July 1997 | 18 | 2 | Bournemouth
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| 20 | MF | Daniel James | 10 November 1997 | 20 | 4 | Manchester United
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| 23 | MF | Dylan Levitt | 17 November 2000 | 8 | 0 | Manchester United
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| 25 | MF | Rubin Colwill | 27 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City
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| 26 | MF | Matthew Smith | 22 November 1999 | 14 | 0 | Manchester City
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| 9 | FW | Tyler Roberts | 12 January 1999 | 14 | 0 | Leeds United
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| 11 | FW | Gareth Bale (captain) | 16 July 1989 | 92 | 33 |  Real Madrid
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| 13 | FW | Kieffer Moore | 8 August 1992 | 17 | 5 | Cardiff City
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
