Wales
At the World Cup: every game since 1958, men's and women's, with the weather at kick-off.
- 2World Cups of 238 games: 1 won, 4 drawn, 3 lost; 5 scored, 10 conceded.
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World Cup
Record
| Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Won % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All World Cup games | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13% |
| Group games | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14% |
| Knockout games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| At a World Cup they didn't host | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13% |
| Against UEFA teams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25% |
| Against CONMEBOL teams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Against CONCACAF teams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Against AFC teams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Longest runs
- 4Wales went 4 World Cup games unbeaten, 8 Jun 1958 to 17 Jun 1958.
- 3Wales drew 3 World Cup games in a row, 8 Jun 1958 to 15 Jun 1958.
- 2Wales lost 2 World Cup games in a row, 25 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022.
- 3Wales went 3 World Cup games without a win, 21 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022.
- 2Wales scored in 2 World Cup games in a row, 8 Jun 1958 to 11 Jun 1958.
- 2Wales went 2 World Cup games without scoring, 25 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022.
Each kind's longest, and any still going. Tap one to see every game in it.
Every World Cup
| Year | Hosts | Went out | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
P played, W won, D drawn (a shoot-out is a draw), L lost, GF scored, GA conceded.
Biggest wins
- 1Wales 2-1 Hungary1958 World Cup, group play-off, Group 3, Råsunda Stadium, 17 Jun 1958.
The number is the margin in goals.
Heaviest defeats
- 3England 3-0 Wales2022 World Cup, group stage, Group B, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, 29 Nov 2022.
- 2Iran 2-0 Wales2022 World Cup, group stage, Group B, Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, 25 Nov 2022.
- 1Brazil 1-0 Wales1958 World Cup, quarter-final, Ullevi, 19 Jun 1958.
Head to head
In the rain and the heat
| Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Won % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In dry weather | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13% |
From the 8 games with the weather at kick-off on record (from 1950).