Five facts about the Wales national team
Chris Coleman is busy at work ahead of the Dragons' trip to France where they will meet England, Russia and Slovakia.
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The Past
Wales have never previously appeared at a European Championship and last graced a major tournament at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. A team built around Juventus great John Charles -- a centre-back turned prolific centre-forward -- qualified for the finals
Not-so-secret weapon
Wales's lethal weapon is Gareth Bale, the Real Madrid forward, who scored seven of their 11 goals in qualifying and forms the speedy centre-point of their counter-attacking approach. Typically deployed behind a lone striker in a 3-5-1-1 formation, the lef
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Qualification
Manager Chris Coleman hit upon a tactical masterstroke in qualifying by setting his team out with a three-man defence, marshalled by captain Ashley Williams of Swansea City. Wales mustered seven clean sheets in Group B -- including a 1-0 home win and 0-0
The Song
Fittingly for a country known as 'The Land of Song', Wales's official anthem for Euro 2016 is being recorded by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, who released a string of hit albums in the 1990s and 2000s. The track, entitled 'Together Stronger (C'm
