Football Association of Wales
Governing body of association football in Wales
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| March 25 2025 | North Macedonia drew with Wales 1–1. |
| March 25 2025 | Wales national football team scheduled to play FIFA World Cup qualification match against North Macedonia |
| March 22 2025 | Wales beat Kazakhstan 3–1. |
| March 22 2025 | Wales national football team scheduled to play FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kazakhstan |
| 2024 | Wales returned to Division B, Group 4 in the UEFA Nations League. Their performance was still ongoing, with their final ranking yet to be determined. |
| September 6 2024 | Craig Bellamy becomes the latest Wales national football team manager, set to manage his first game against Turkey's national team. |
| June 2024 | Rob Page was sacked as Wales' manager after failing to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024. |
| June 9 2024 | Slovakia beat Wales 4–0. |
| January 9 2023 | Gareth Bale retired from club and international football, having been Wales' record goal scorer and appearance holder. |
| 2022 | Wales was promoted to Division A, Group 4 in the UEFA Nations League, but struggled in the group stage, finishing 16th in the overall ranking. |
| 2022 | Television broadcast rights for Wales national football team matches were held by S4C (Welsh language commentary) and Sky Sports (English language commentary) until this year. |
| October 2022 | The Football Association of Wales (FAW) announced they were considering rebranding the national football team to use only 'Cymru', the Welsh language name for Wales, following their performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. |
| September 2022 | Rob Page was given a four-year contract extension and managed Wales at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. |
| June 20 2022 | Ryan Giggs resigned as Wales manager due to an upcoming court case. |
| June 2021 | Wales participated in UEFA Euro 2020 (played in 2021), progressing from the group stage under interim manager Rob Page and losing to Denmark in the last 16. |
| 2020 | Rob Page leads Wales national team to Round of 16 in the Europe European Championship, winning 1 game, drawing 1, and losing 2. |
| 2020 | Wales reached the round of 16 in UEFA Euro 2020, securing a second successive UEFA European Championship appearance. |
| 2020 | Wales competed in the UEFA Nations League Division B, Group 4, improving their performance to finish 17th in the overall ranking. |
| November 12 2020 | Rob Page takes over as Wales national football team manager, managing his first game against United States' national team. |
| 2019 | Another major badge redesign removing the motto, flattening the top of the shield, changing the shield's side curve, and thinning the green border while removing the daffodils. |
| November 19 2019 | Wales qualified for UEFA Euro 2020 by winning 2-0 against Hungary in their final qualifying match. |
| March 20 2019 | Wales played a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the Racecourse Ground, their first match at this venue since 2008. |
| 2018 | Wales participated in the inaugural UEFA Nations League, competing in Division B, Group 4. The team finished 19th in the overall ranking after the group stage. |
| October 11 2018 | A friendly match against Spain was played at the Millennium Stadium, Wales' first match at the stadium in over seven-and-a-half years, resulting in a 4-1 defeat. |
| March 22 2018 | Ryan Giggs begins his tenure as Wales national football team manager, managing his first game against China's national team. |
| November 17 2017 | Chris Coleman resigned as Wales manager to join Sunderland. |
| July 8 2016 | Wales welcomed home with an open-top bus parade in Cardiff after their successful Euro 2016 campaign. |
| June 11 2016 | Wales made their European Championship debut, defeating Slovakia 2-1 with Gareth Bale scoring a free-kick goal. |
| October 2015 | Wales peaked at 8th place in the FIFA World Rankings, marking a remarkable improvement from their previous lowest position. |
| September 2015 | Wales became the highest-ranked British team, reaching ninth position in FIFA rankings. |
| July 2015 | Wales topped Euro 2016 qualifying group after four wins and two draws. |
| 2014 | Cardiff City Stadium's capacity was increased to 33,000, and it became the primary venue for Wales' home matches during the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. |
| 2012 | Ben Davies joins the Wales national football team, becoming one of the key players with 92 appearances. |
| January 19 2012 | Chris Coleman appointed as Wales national team manager. |
| November 27 2011 | Gary Speed tragically passed away at his home, reportedly by suicide. |
| November 12 2011 | Wales won a 4-1 friendly match against Norway, which would be Gary Speed's last match in charge of the team. |
| October 2011 | Wales rapidly rose to 45th in the FIFA rankings. |
| August 2011 | Wales began a significant rise in FIFA World Rankings, starting an upward trajectory from an all-time low of 117th. |
| 2010 | Major crest redesign featuring a shield with rounded sides, a red and green motto banner, and changing the dragon from rampant to rampant regardant. |
| December 14 2010 | Gary Speed appointed as permanent manager of Wales national football team, and named 20-year-old Aaron Ramsey as the youngest captain in team history. |
| October 8 2010 | Brian Flynn serves as caretaker manager, managing two games against Bulgaria and Switzerland's national teams. |
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