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Wales national football team

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First International Scotland 4 Wales 0 (1876)
First World Cup appearance 1958
Honours No major honours
Most capped player Neville Southall (86)
Highest goalscorer Ian Rush (28)
Largest win 11-0 vs Ireland (1888)
Largest defeat 9-0 vs Scotland (1878)
Coach Mark Hughes (1999-)

Overall

Wales' only World Cup appearance was in 1958, when they drew all the matches in their group and reached the Quarter-finals, losing 1-0 to Brazil.

World Cup record

1930 Did not enter
1934 Did not enter
1938 Did not enter
1950 Did not qualify
1954 Did not qualify
1958 Quarter-finals
1962 Did not qualify
1966 Did not qualify
1970 Did not qualify
1974 Did not qualify
1978 Did not qualify
1982 Did not qualify
1986 Did not qualify
1990 Did not qualify
1994 Did not qualify
1998 Did not qualify
2002 Did not qualify

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