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GROUP FIXTURES
News : Mon, 6 Jan 25
Deadline Dates confirmation from UEFA
Wales' friendly matches - deadline date (of course should be confirmed before then) (info from UEFA)
MD6 : 7 May 2025 and MD7 : 11 June 2025
Wales' venue(s) confirmation for MD1 and MD2 World cup matches in March Dealine date : Wed, 8th Jan 2025 (from UEFA)
News : Fri, 13 Dec 24
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| Wales World Cup : Group J fixtures |
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| MD1 : Sat, 22 March 2025 : Wales v Kazakhstan : 19:45 GMT : Cardiff City Stadium |
| MD2 : Tue, 25 March 2025 : North Macedonia v Wales : 19:45 GMT : National Arena Todor Proeski Skopje |
| MD3 : Fri, 6 June 2025 : Wales v Liechtenstein : 19:45 BST |
| MD4 : Mon, 9 June 2025 : Belgium v Wales : 19:45 BST |
| MD5 : Thu, 4 September 2025 : Kazakhstan v Wales : 15:00 BST |
| MD6 : September 2025 - dates tbc : Friendly |
| MD7 : October 2025 - dates tbc : Friendly |
| MD8 : Mon, 13 October 2025 : Wales v Belgium : 19:45 BST |
| MD9 : Sat, 15 November 2025 : Liechtenstein v Wales : 17:00 GMT |
| MD10 : Tue, 18 November 2025 : Wales v North Macedonia : 19:45 GMT |
| Wales friendly matches 2025 |
| Matches on MD6 and MD7 |
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| MD6 7 May 2025* MD7 11 June 2025* |
| *UEFA admin to confirm these dates |
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| Dates above are to finalise friendly match arrangements taken from UEFA fixture list procedure |
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| NATIONS free on |
| MD6 - Malta, San Marino, Estonia, Andorra, Czech Republic |
| MD7 - Poland, Romania, Moldova, England, Gibraltar |
News : Tue, 13 Dec 24
14:06 : FIFA regulations - PDF
13:16 : Video : Craig Bellamy happy with draw
12:50 : With Belgium in the Group, Wales are set to play 2 qualifiers in March 2025, with 2 friendly matches from MD3 to MD10
11:59 : Wales in Group J (5 nations) : alongside - Belgium (6), North Macedonia (29), Kazakhstan (42) and Liechtenstein (53)
| Belgium UNL games |
| Pld 6, Won 1, Lost 4, Draw 1 vs France/Israel/Italy |
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| North Macedonia UNL games |
| Pld 6, Won 5, Lost 0, Draw 1 vs Armenia/Faroe Islands/Latvia |
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| Kazakhstan UNL games |
| Pld 6, Won 0, Lost 5, Draw 1 vs Austria/Norway/Slovenia |
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| Liechtenstein UNL games |
| Pld 4, Won 0, Lost 2, Draw 2 vs San Marino/Gibraltar |
News : Tue, 10 Dec 24
13:04 : FA Wales expect UEFA to confirm the fixtures by the evening after the draw
News : Mon, 9 Dec 24
08:51 : Fixtures released as soon as possible after the group draw (UEFA)
News : Sun, 8 Dec 24
20:03 : Kit for the matches in 2025 will remain the same
18:45 : Craig Bellamy will be at the World Cup draw on Friday, 13 Dec 24
News : Mon, 2 Dec 24
13:50 : Notes below updated
News : Sat, 30 Nov 24
11:38 : Notes below updated
10:15 : Wales could possibly be drawn into a 4 nation group, due to changes, more to follow
News : Fri, 29 Nov 24
12:35 : UEFA European qualifying
News : Thu, 28 Nov 24
18:12 : Notes to be updated in due course : Groups are named (A to F) and (G to L)
18:05 : Draw procedure PDF download
18:05 : FIFA confirm seedings and draw procedure
News : Thu, 21 Nov 24
09:25 : Notes updated see below
News : Wed, 20 Nov 24
12:51 : Wales in a Group of 5 from Pot 2 : The UNL PO nations from these pots are in priority allocated to Groups of 4
11:00 : Wales in Pot 2 and set to be in a Group of 5 nations tbc
News : Sat, 19 Oct 24
14:38 : 2026 World Cup draw in December
News : Mon, 14 Oct 24
11:18 : Fri, 13 Dec 24 : 2026 UEFA World cup draw
News : Wed, 12 Jun 24
Draw set to take place in December 2024 - Updates to follow
Matches to start from March 2025
European qualifers - PDF
| WORLD CUP FRIENDLIES |
| Fri, 13 Dec 24 |
| Based on UEFA regulations |
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| FA Wales will arrange friendly matches on the dates that remain free from league phase matches |
| The FA Wales have time to finalise their friendly match until the venue announcement deadline |
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| MD1 & MD2 Jan 2025 |
| MD3 & MD4 Feb 2025 |
| MD5 & MD6 May 2025 |
| MD7 & MD8 June 2025 |
| MD9 & MD 10 July 2025 |
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| Dates tbc |
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| WORLD CUP NOTES |
| Mon, 2 Dec 24 |
| Conditions reminder |
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| Pot 1: The four UNL QF winners (one placeholder for each UNL QF pairing) must be drawn into a |
| group of four (Groups A to F). The UNL QF defeated teams (one placeholder for each UNL QF pairing) |
| as well as all other teams included in Pot 1 can be drawn into any of the groups (Groups A to L). |
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| Pots 2, 3 and 4: The UNL PO participants from these pots can be drawn into groups of four (Groups |
| A to F) or into groups of five (Groups G to L), provided such group is able to contain such UNL PO |
| team, since each group of five can hold a maximum of one UNL PO team or one UNL QF defeated |
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| After Pot 1 draw based on Pot 1 conditions |
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| Groups G to L |
| PA1 - 6 allocated nations meet Pot 2 condition (BOLD above) - 6 Pot 2 UNL PO nations must go into Groups A to F |
| PA2 - 5 allocated nations meet Pot 2 condition (BOLD above) - 5 Pot 2 UNL PO nations must go into Groups A to F |
| PA3 - 4 allocated nations meet Pot 2 condition (BOLD above) - 4 Pot 2 UNL PO nations must go into Groups A to F |
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| Simple rule to apply to Pot 2 draw |
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| UNL PO nations |
| PA1 minimum of 6 nations must go into Groups A to F - 0 spaces in Group G to L |
| PA2 minimum of 5 nations must go into Groups A to F - 1 spaces in Group G to L |
| PA3 minimum of 4 nations must go into Groups A to F - 2 spaces in Group G to L |
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| so the rule is |
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| soon as the number of non PO nations left is the same as the above minimum then all non UNL PO must go into a 5 nation group |
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| if Eng and Swi are drawn in Groups A to F then its PA1 |
| if 1 of Eng or Swi are drawn in Groups A to F then its PA2 |
| if Eng and Swi are drawn in Groups G to L then its PA3 |
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| as all other nations meet Pot 2 condition : maximum of one UNL PO team or one UNL QF defeated |
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| 4 UNL QF nations and 2 UNL PO nations (Bel/Aus) |
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| Sat, 30 Nov 24 |
| Draw procedure changes from FIFA |
| Wales could be in a group of 4 or 5 and could play a UNL QF winner (finalist) in a group of 4 |
| It's still a small chance they get a group of 4, as it's only possible for 0-2 of the teams in Pot 2 who do not have a UNL play off |
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| Pot 2 drawn order |
| Drawn 1st to 6th - we will be in a 4 nation group - allocated next available group |
| Drawn 7th all depends how many Groups A to F are still available |
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| only 2 UNL PO nations can be allocated in Groups A to F (as 4 UNL QF winners are allocated) |
| to note there are 12 nations in Pot 2 (+6 are UNL PO nations) |
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| Thu, 21 Nov 24 prior to seedings and draw procedure confirmation |
| Wales are seeded in Pot 2, and because there are 6 Nations League play off teams also in Pot 2, Wales will be allocated into a 5 nation group (Group number 7-12) |
| To note Nations League play-off teams from Pots 2, 3 and 4 are prioritised to 4 nations groups (Group number 1-6) |
| Wales therefore cannot be drawn with nations from Pot 3 (Scotland, Slovenia, ROI, Georgia, Iceland) and from Pot 4 (Bulgaria, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Armenia, Latvia) |
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| The draw will start with Pot 1 with the drawn nation assigned to the first available group, based on conditions |
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| POT INFORMATION |
| Pot 1 : *Spain, *Portugal, *Germany, *France, *Italy, *Netherlands, *Denmark, *Croatia, England, +Belgium, Switzerland, +Austria |
| Pot 2 : +Ukraine, Sweden, +Turkey, Wales, +Hungary, +Serbia, Poland, +Greece, Romania, +Slovakia, Czech Republic, Norway |
| Pot 3 : Albania, North Macedonia, Finland, Northern Ireland, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro |
| Pot 4 : Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Lithuania |
| Pot 5 : Moldova, +Malta, Andorra, +Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, San Marino |
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| *Nations League 1/4 finals |
| +Nations League play offs March 2025 |
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| MATCHES |
| 10 Matchday dates in 2025 |
| 8 European qualifiers (EQ) |
| 2 Friendly matches |
| Nations to arrange friendly matches on the dates that remain free from EQ matches |
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| MD1 : 21-22 March 2025 |
| MD2 : 24-25 March 2025 |
| MD3 : 6-7 June 2025 |
| MD4 : 9-10 June 2025 |
| MD5 : 4-6 September 2025 |
| MD6 : 7-9 September 2025 |
| MD7 : 9-11 October 2025 |
| MD8 : 12-14 October 2025 |
| MD9 : 13-15 November 2025 |
| MD10 : 16-18 November 2025 |
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| 2 free dates tbc - Friendlies to be arranged |
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| NOTES Fri, 22 Nov 22 |
| Pot 1 draw example |
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| Group of 4 (1-6) |
| Group of 5 (7-12) |
| UNL Semi finalists must go into a 4 nation group |
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| UNL QF draw |
| Netherlands v Spain drawn today (to be played during MD 1 and M2) |
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| if Spain are drawn 1st they go in Group 1 (involved in UNL QF) |
| if England are drawn 2nd they go in Group 2 |
| if Netherlands are drawn 3rd they would go in Group 7 |
| etc |
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| Spain and Netherlands are paired |
| if Spain qualify for the semi finals (MD3 and MD4) they would stay in Group 1 and Netherlands allocated to Group 7 |
| if Netherlands qualify for the semi finals (MD3 and MD4) they would move to Group 1 and Spain allocated to Group 7 |
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| With Pot 1 coming out first we will roughly know before the start of the Pot 2 draw which nation will we will be playing |
| once Wales are drawn we will go into the first available pot from 7 upwards |
| for example |
| if we are 1st out we would go into Group 7 |
| if Sweden and Norway have been drawn we would go into Group 9 |
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