Wales at the UEFA European Championship

This is a record of Wales' results at the UEFA European Championship. The UEFA European Championship, previously known at European Nations' Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the administrative body for association football in Europe. The championship has been awarded every four years, since the first tournament in 1960.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the UEFA Euro Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 24 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month.

Wales have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship — the Euro 2016 tournament. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group, with one group match left.[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.[2] In their first tournament, Wales reached the semi-finals before losing 0–2 to Portugal, who went on to win the final.

Overview

In finals In qualifying competition
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964Did not qualify100124
Italy 19686123612
Belgium 1972621356
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19767502147
Italy 19806303118
France 1984623176
West Germany 1988622275
Sweden 1992641186
England 199610226919
Belgium Netherlands 20008305716
Portugal 200494141311
Austria Switzerland 2008124351819
Poland Ukraine 20128305610
France 2016Semi-finals3rd/24640210610631114
European Union 2020 To be determined
Germany 2024
TotalBest: Semi-finals1/156402106101411842124133
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Record vs each country

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Wales 2–1 Slovakia
 Report Duda  61'
Attendance: 37,831[3]
England 2–1 Wales
 Report Bale  42'
Attendance: 34,033[4]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Russia 0–3 Wales
Report
Attendance: 28,840[5]

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
McAuley  75' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 44,342[6]
Quarter-finals
Wales 3–1 Belgium
 Report Nainggolan  13'
Attendance: 45,936[7]
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 55,679[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Wales qualify despite Bosnia and Herzegovina loss". UEFA. 10 Oct 2015. Retrieved 12 Dec 2015.
  2. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.
  3. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Full Time Summary – England v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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