France friendly kicks off quest for Euro glory

Wales’ mission to surpass the highs of Euro 2016 starts in earnest tonight when they face France in the first of two warm-up games ahead of this summer’s delayed Euro 2020 tournament. On Monday manager Robert Page drew up his 26-man squad for the tournament, losing St Pauli defender James Lawrence before the ink had…

Autumn date against England at Wembley

Wales have added an international against England to their autumn calendar, with the clash against the Three Lions slotting in ahead of the second phase of games in the 2020-21 Nations League campaign. The match against England will form one of two triple headers in October and November, which will be played behind closed doors…

Revised schedule for Euro finals

Last month Uefa announced the revised dates for the European Championships, which were postponed this year due to the Covid19 outbreak. The main Euro 2021 tournament will now take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021 after the revised dates were approved by Uefa, with this year’s autumn international windows now scheduled for the…

Euro 2020 delayed for year due to virus

The Euro 2020 championships due to take place this summer have been postponed by one year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Uefa. European football’s governing body made the decision following an emergency video conference involving major stakeholders today, with the tournament now moved from 12 June-12 July this year to 11 June-11 July…

Wales friendly against Austria in doubt

Doubts over Wales’ clash with Austria later this month and the cancellation of the friendly against the United States have thrown Wales’ Euro 2020 preparations into turmoil. Wales are due to meet Austria at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium on Friday, 27 March, but the match is now in serious doubt following the cancellation of the friendly…

Just five of 2016 heroes a shoo-in for Baku

The Euro 2016 finals was a momentous tournament for Wales, the first time the Dragons had qualified for a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and a campaign which saw them reach the semi-finals… hearts broken by a 2-0 defeat to eventual champions Portugal. It took goals from two former Manchester United…

Wales the underdogs in Group A betting

The Euro 2020 finals are fast approaching but over the next four months Wales still have a lot of football to play before they begin their quest for glory against Switzerland in Baku on 13 June. Next month they play two friendlies against Austria in Swansea on Friday, 27 March, and the US in Cardiff…

How Euro 2020 paths shape up for Wales

While Wales know Switzerland, Turkey and Italy, in that order, are their Group A opponents at the Euro 2020 finals this summer other sides are less fortunate, with the composition of Groups C, D, E and F still to be decided. The only other group already set is B, which is comprised of Belgium, Denmark,…