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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.

20.11.2022

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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

Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Mexico - World Cup Records and Stats