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FIFA World Cup 2022: Wales - World Cup Records and Stats

In this article, take a look at the Wales World Cup Records and Stats. 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.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 20.11.2022
Wales World Cup Records and Stats

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


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

 

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