The Wales women's national football team represents Wales in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 31st in the world[3] and 20th in Europe.[2] The team is run by the Football Association of Wales. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, Wales, which is a country, is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
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Association | Football Association of Wales | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Gemma Grainger | ||
Captain | Sophie Ingle | ||
Most caps | Jess Fishlock (136) | ||
Top scorer | Helen Ward (44) | ||
FIFA code | WAL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 31 ![]() | ||
Highest | 29[2] (June–September 2018) | ||
Lowest | 57[2] (May 2006) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Llanelli, Wales; 13 May 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Newtown, Powys, Wales; 21 August 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Bielefeld, Germany, 31 March 1994) ![]() ![]() (Swansea, Wales, 5 May 1994) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
Website | Official website |
Win Draw Lose Fixture
26 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I | Wales ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Llanelli |
Report | Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway) |
30 November 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I | France ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Guingamp |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
16 February 2022 Pinatar Cup | Wales ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
19 February 2022 Pinatar Cup | Wales ![]() | 0–0 (1–3 p) | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena | ||||
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22 February 2022 Pinatar Cup | Wales ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | La Manga |
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Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium |
8 April 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I | Wales ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Llanelli |
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Report | Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
12 April 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I | Kazakhstan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Nur-Sultan |
Report | Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
28 June Challenge match | Wales ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
2 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup I | Greece ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Volos, Greece |
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Stadium: Panthessaliko Stadium Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
6 September 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I | Wales ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Cardiff |
Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
6 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs | Wales ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales |
20:15 (19:15 BST) |
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Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
11 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs | Switzerland ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Zürich, Switzerland |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
12 November Friendly | Wales ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
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15 November Friendly | Wales ![]() | v | ![]() | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Laura O'Sullivan | (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 31) | 55 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Olivia Clark | (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Safia Middleton-Patel | (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Sophie Ingle (captain) | (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 31) | 120 | 3 | ![]() | |
2DF | Hayley Ladd | (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 29) | 75 | 3 | ![]() | |
2DF | Rhiannon Roberts | (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990 (age 32) | 50 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Gemma Evans | (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 26) | 45 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Ffion Morgan | (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 22) | 19 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Lily Woodham | (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 22) | 10 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Maria Francis-Jones | (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | |||
3MF | Jess Fishlock | (1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 35) | 134 | 34 | ![]() | |
3MF | Angharad James | (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 28) | 100 | 4 | ![]() | |
3MF | Charlie Estcourt | (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 24) | 33 | 3 | ![]() | |
3MF | Josie Green | (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 29) | 23 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Megan Wynne | (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 (age 29) | 19 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Ceri Holland | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 24) | 15 | 3 | ![]() | |
3MF | Carrie Jones | (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 19) | 14 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Anna Filbey | (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Chloe Bull | (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Chloe Williams | (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Morgan Rogers | (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Helen Ward | (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 36) | 102 | 44 | ![]() | |
4FW | Kayleigh Green | (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 34) | 65 | 16 | ![]() | |
4FW | Rachel Rowe | (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 30) | 49 | 3 | ![]() | |
4FW | Elise Hughes | (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 21) | 14 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Georgia Walters | (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 29) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Poppy Soper | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Natasha Harding (vice-captain) | (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 33) | 103 | 26 | ![]() |
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Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
![]() | Did not enter | UEFA EURO 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | UEFA EURO 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | |||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | |||||||||||
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | |||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | |||||||||||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |||||||||||
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |||||||||||
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Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 65 | +9 |
1979 : Group Stage[17]
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
1994 to 2001 | did not enter | |||||||
2002 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
2003 | 12th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
2004 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
2005 to 2008 | did not enter | |||||||
2009 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
2010 | did not enter | |||||||
2011 | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
2012 | 8th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2013 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
2014 to 2022 | did not enter | |||||||
Total | 7/25 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 47 |
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