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Wales

UEFA. Played 730 since 25 Mar 1876: won 235, drawn 165, lost 330. Elo 1743, ranked 52 in the world; peak 1921 in 2021.

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Results and fixtures

Squad

Wales named the following squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Norway on 14 November and Portugal on 17 November.

Players
26
Average age
26.9
Caps between them
924
Most from one club
Leeds United (5)

Where they play

6 at home · 20 abroad in 1 other country

  • Wales 6
  • England 20

Average club rating 1701 (ClubElo; 25 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Liverpool, ranked 8 by ClubElo.

No.PlayerAgeCapsGoals
Goalkeepers
Danny WardWrexham33490
Karl DarlowManchester United(England)36150
Joe DuncanSouthend United(England)2000
Defenders
Ben DaviesTottenham Hotspur(England)331043
Connor RobertsBurnley(England)31653
Joe RodonLeeds United(England)29622
Neco WilliamsNottingham Forest(England)25615
Chris MephamWest Bromwich Albion(England)29570
Ben CabangoSwansea City26190
Jay DasilvaCoventry City(England)28130
Jayden LienouLeeds United(England)1800
Midfielders
Ethan AmpaduLeeds United(England)26670
Josh SheehanBolton Wanderers(England)31230
Liam CullenLeicester City(England)27172
Rubin ColwillCardiff City24101
Joel ColwillCardiff City2240
Kai AndrewsOxford United(England)2030
Cian AshfordCardiff City2200
Forwards
Harry WilsonLeeds United(England)296917
Daniel JamesLeeds United(England)286811
Kieffer MooreWrexham345715
Brennan JohnsonEverton(England)25497
David BrooksBournemouth(England)29467
Sorba ThomasHull City(England)27312
Mark HarrisOxford United(England)27190
Lewis KoumasLiverpool(England)21161

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Wales national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 4 October 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.

Nations League chances: Group A4

TeamQuarter-finalsStays upPlay-offRelegatedPts
Portugal100%–––16.7
Denmark55%10%35%–8.0
Norway44%8%48%<1%6.7
Wales1%1%96%2%3.9

League A: the top two in each group reach the quarter-finals. The thirds and fourths are ranked across the four groups: the best two thirds stay up, the other two thirds and the best two fourths go into play-offs with League B’s runners-up, and the worst two fourths are relegated.

The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.

Tournament history

World Cup: 2 appearances

Euro: 2 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

120016001900187619512026Peak 1887 (2021)
Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Wales v England: played 106, won 15, drawn 21, lost 70; goals 92–256. First met 18 Jan 1879, last 9 Oct 2025.

Latest 15 of 106 meetings.

Record by competition

Wales by competition
British Home Championship2607059131
Friendly167494177
FIFA World Cup qualification136483058
UEFA Euro qualification116482543
UEFA Nations League2611510
UEFA Euro10514
FIFA World Cup8143
Nations Cup3102
China Cup2101
Kirin Cup2101

Top scorers

  1. Gareth Bale 35
  2. Aaron Ramsey 19
  3. Ian Rush 18
  4. Harry Wilson 16
  5. Dean Saunders 15
  6. Kieffer Moore 12
  7. Mark Hughes 11
  8. Ryan Giggs 11
  9. Ivor Allchurch 10
  10. John Hartson 10

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.