This page details Wales national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Wales's match record by opponent and decade. Player records Most capped players Top goalscorers Age records Youngest player to make debut: Harry Wilson – 16 years and 207 days Oldest player to play a game: Billy Meredith – 45 years and 229 days Youngest player to play at World Cup finals: Roy Vernon – 21 years and 42 days Oldest player to play at World Cup finals: Dave Bowen – 30 years and 1 day Youngest player to score a goal: Gareth Bale – 17 years and 83 days Other Longest serving player: Billy Meredith – 25 years (1895–1920) Games and results Firsts First International: 26 March 1876 vs First home international: 5 March 1877 vs First win: 26 February 1881 vs First overseas opponent: , 25 May 1933 First win over an overseas opponent: 23 November 1949 vs Biggest Biggest Win: 11–0 vs , 3 March 1888 Biggest Loss: 0–9 vs , 23 March 1878 Longest Longest winning streak: 6, 2 June 1980 – 16 May 1981 Longest losing streak: 5, 25 March 1876 – 27 March 1880 Goals First Welsh goal: William Davies, 18 January 1879 vs Youngest player to score: Gareth Bale – 17 years and 83 days, 7 October 2006 v Most goals scored in one game by a player: 4 John Price, 12 Feb 1882 vs Jack Doughty, 3 Mar 1888 vs Mel Charles, 11 Apr 1962 vs Ian Edwards, 25 October 1978 vs Hat-tricks First hat-trick: John Price, 12 February 1882 vs International tournaments FIFA World Cup Qualification First match: 15 October 1949 vs First goal: Mal Griffiths vs , 15 October 1949 Finals First finals: Sweden 1958 Total number of times qualified for the finals: 2 (1958, 2022) First game: 8 June 1958 vs First goal: John Charles vs , 8 June 1958 Most successful finals: 1958 – Quarter-finals World Cup top goalscorer: 2 Ivor Allchurch (1958) UEFA European Championship Finals First finals: France 2016 Total number of times qualified for the finals: 2 (2016, 2020) First game: 11 June 2016 vs First goal: Gareth Bale vs , 11 June 2016 Most successful finals: 2016 – Semi-finals European Championship top goalscorer: 3 Gareth Bale (2016) Rankings Highest FIFA Rank: 8 (October 2015) Lowest FIFA Rank: 117 (August 2011) Highest Elo Rank: 3 (1876–1885) Lowest Elo