Dutch courage ahead of Wales Euro quest

The final warm-up game ahead of Wales’ bid for glory at Euro 2020 will be against the Netherlands on Saturday, 6 June, in Rotterdam, although manager Ryan Giggs is also planning another friendly ahead of their opening encounter of the tournament against Switzerland in Baku on 13 June. “We’re going to get two friendlies before,”…

Brooks return a boost for Wales Euro bid

With just four months to go before Wales take on Switzerland in their opening encounter of the Euro 2020 finals tournament, manager Ryan Giggs has been buoyed by the prospect of a fresh and fired up David Brooks being available for the clash in Baku after a season blighted by injury. Following two operations on…

March date for Nations League draw

Following an adjustment to the competition format, Uefa have unveiled the four leagues for the 2020-21 Nations League, with the groups in each league to be decided by a draw on 3 March 2020 in Amsterdam. The new league structure comprises 16 teams in Leagues A, B and C and seven teams in League D,…

Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures

The 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign came as a huge disappointment for Welsh football fans after the fantastic Euro 2016 tournament in France, where Chris Coleman’s boys made everyone in Europe stand up and take notice as they reached the semi-finals, only missing out to eventual champions Portugal. A nation hoped the golden generation would…

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Nations League final standings

A final 2-1 defeat against Denmark at the Cardiff City Stadium saw Wales miss out on their chance of promotion to the top tier of the Nations League, with the Danes winning the promotion place at their expense. Denmark’s 0-o draw in Dublin and Wales’ 1-0 win there in the second round of fixtures had…

Wales squad for Nations League opener

Wales Euro 2016 hero Hal Robson Kanu has been omitted from the squad to play the Republic of Ireland and Denmark in Nations League qualifiers having announced his retirement from international football. The 29-year old West Brom forward made 44 appearances for Wales, scoring five goals, including two at the Euro 2016 finals. Most famously scoring…

Nations League 2018-19

The Uefa Nations League is contested by the national teams of the member associations of Uefa, the sport’s European governing body. The first tournament commences in September 2018 and the winner will be decided in June 2019. The competition replaces international friendly matches played during the Fifa international match calendar. All Uefa member associations’ national…

Nations League route to Euro 2020

The Euro 2020 qualifying tournament will be played from March 2019 to November 2019 to determine the 24 national teams that will enter into the Euro 2020 final tournament. The competition will be linked with the 2018-19 edition of the Uefa Nations League, giving countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament. For…

Structure for the new Nations League

The Uefa Nations League is contested by the national teams of the member associations of Uefa, the sport’s European governing body. The first tournament commences in September 2018 and the winner will be decided in June 2019. The competition replaces international friendly matches played during the Fifa international match calendar. All Uefa member associations’ national…