The UEFA side Wales is now one of the growing football countries as the players are ready to write new histories for the country in the football world.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be Wales’ second FIFA World Cup experience, the first in the last 60 years. The players are ready to impress the world football on the field.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Wales.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Wales’ brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
1/21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 20 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Quarter-finals (1958)
Wales’ final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Not a FIFA member |
1934 | Italy | Not a FIFA member |
1938 | France | Not a FIFA member |
1950 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Quarter-finals |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not qualify |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Did not qualify |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Did not qualify |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Wales:
Last Quarter-finals exit: 1958
Last Round of 16 exit: Never
Last Group Stage exit: Never
Last Failed to Qualify: 2018
Wales’ match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
2-1 vs Hungary in 1958 | 1-0 vs Brazil in 1958 |
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Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: France - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: England - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Most goals
Top 5 most appearances for Wales in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Ivor Allchurch | 5 |
Dave Bowen | 5 |
Mel Charles | 5 |
Mel Hopkins | 5 |
Cliff Jones | 5 |
Most goals for Wales in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Ivor Allchurch | 2 |
John Charles | 1 |
Terry Medwin | 1 |
