It is the Wales National Football Team (Welsh: Tim pel-droed cenedlaethol Cymru) is the representative of Wales internationally in football. It is managed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) which is the governing body of soccer in Wales and is the third-oldest national football club around the globe, which was established in 1876.
The team has been selected to play in the FIFA World Cup twice, in the year 1958 and 2022. They qualified for the World Cup in 1958 and made it to the quarter-finals , but lost to the eventual champions Brazil. They waited for over 58 years before they reached their second major event, after the rise of 109 positions from the all-time low of 117th to a high at 8th place in the FIFA World Rankings between August 2011 until October 2015 they were selected to play in UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the semi-finals but losing again to final champions Portugal. A second UEFA European Championship followed when Wales made it to Round 16 for UEFA Euro 2020. They also made it to UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying to the quarter-finals. However, it took place on a two-legged home-and away basis and not considered to be part to the championship finals.
In the past, in the past, Welsh team has been home to many players from Wales one of the best club teams, Cardiff City and Swansea City. Both Welsh clubs are part of the English league system along with fellow Welsh club Newport County, Wrexham and Merthyr Town. But, the majority of Welsh football clubs are part of the Welsh football league system. Wales as a country part of the United Kingdom, is not an official member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore the national team is not able to take part at the Olympic Games.
