UNDER 19: Kazakhstan 1 Wales 1
Monday 25th October 2010
KAZAKHSTAN 1 WALES 1
Wales qualify for the Elite round.
Wales line up: 12. Daniel Ward (Wrexham), 2. Daniel Alfei (Swansea City), 3. Max Penk (Wrexham), 5. Adam Matthews (Cardiff City) (Capt), 7. Kieron Freeman (Nottingham Forest), 8. Lee Lucas (Swansea City), 10. Billy Bodin (SWindon Town), 11. Reece Jones (AFC Wimbledon), 14. Kayelden Brown (WBA), 17. Tom Bradshaw (Shrewsbury Town), 18. Elliott Chamberlain (Leicester City)
Subs: 1. Jonathan Bond (Watford), 4. Joe Walsh (Swansea City), 6. Tom Bender (Colchester United), 9. Aaron Holloway (Bristol City), 13. Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), 15. Josh Dawkin (Norwich City), 16. Ibrahim Farah (Cardiff City).
Wales line up: 1. Jonathan Bond (Watford), 2. Daniel Alfei (Swansea City), 4. Joe Walsh (Swansea City), 5. Adam Matthews (Cardiff City) (Capt), 7. Kieron Freeman (Nottingham Forest), 8. Lee Lucas (Swansea City), 9. Aaron Holloway (Bristol City), 10. Bily Bodin (Swindon Town), 13. Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), 14. Kayelden Brown (WBA), 17. Tom Bradshaw (Shrewsbury Town).
Subs: 3. Max Penk (Wrexham), 6. Tom Bender (Colchester United), 11. Reece Jones (AFC Wimbledon), 12. Daniel Ward (Wrexham), 15. Josh Dawkin (Norwich City), 16. Ibrahim Farah (Cardiff City), 18. Elliot Chamberlain (Leicester City).
A draw for the Under 19s in their opening UEFA qualifier against Turkey. Two goals in injury time secured a point for Brian Flynn’s side. More to follow and final score TBC.
Other group result: Iceland 4 Kazakhstan 0.
Wales line up: 1. Jonathan Bond, 2. Daniel Alfei, 4. Joe Walsh, 5. Adam Matthews (Capt), 6. Tom Bender, 8. Lee Lucas, 9. Aaron Holloway, 10. Billy Bodin, 11. Reece Jones, 15. Josh Dawkin, 18. Elliott Chamberlain.
Subs: 3. Max Penk, 7. Kieron Freeman, 12. Daniel Ward, 13. Jonathan Williams, 14. Keyelden Brown, 16. Ibrahim Farah, 17. Tom Bradshaw.
Out from the original squad is Richard Peniket (ankle injury), called up as replacement is Ibrahim Farah (Cardiff City).
The Under 19s will be in action in October when Carmarthen, LLanelli and Bridgend host the UEFA Under 19 Qualifier's for the 2010/11 season. Wales are in Group 1 with Turkey, Iceland and Kazakhstan. Admission is free to all games.
Wales squad: Daniel Ward (Wrexham), Jonathan Bond (Watford), Kieron Freeman (Nottingham Forest), Reece Jones (AFC Wimbledon), Joe Walsh (Swansea City), Adam Matthews (Cardiff City), Aaron Holloway (Bristol City), Tom Bender (Colchester United), Max Penk (Wrexham), Daniel Alfei (Swansea City), Josh Dawkin (Norwich City), Tom Bradshaw (Shrewsbury Town), Kayelden Brown (WBA), Billy Bodin (Swindon Town), Lee Lucas (Swansea City), Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), Elliott Chamberlain (Leicester City), Richard Peniket (Fulham).
Wales fixtures: Turkey v Wales:Wednesday 20 October 2010, Kick-off: 17:00 Venue: Richmond Park, Carmarthen.
Iceland v Wales: Friday 22 October 2010, Kick-off: 17:00 Venue: Stebonheath Park, Llanelli.
Kazakhstan v Wales: Monday 25 October 2010, Kick-off: 17:00 Venue: Brewery Field, Bridgend.
Group matches: The top two in each qualifying round section, plus the two third-placed sides with the best record against the top two in their group, will progress to the elite round, which will be played in the spring of 2011.
earlier: The draw for the Under 19 first qualifying rounds of the 2010-2011 championship has been made. Wales are in Group 1 with Turkey, Iceland and Kazakhstan.
The matches will be played between 19th - 26th October 2010.
Wales captain, Ashley Williams and Joe Allen will be on hand to launch the new Wales away kit at the JJB stores in Union Street, Swansea, from 4.30pm on Thursday 28th October.
The new white kit was worn by Wales in Switzerland for the recent Euro Qualifier.
The players will be happy to sign autographs and chat to fans.
A 4-1 defeat for Wales in their Euro 2012 qualifying Group G game against Switzerland in Basel.
The score line harsh for Brian Flynn’s side at the end, but with some defensive mistakes throughout, Switzerland ran out comfortable winners.
Three defeats on the bounce in the opening group matches have left caretaker boss Brian Flynn’s side bottom of the group.
Wales starting line up: 1. Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), 2. Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), 3. Danny Collins (Stoke City),4. James Collins (Aston Villa), 5. Andrew Crofts (Norwich City), 6. Ashley Williams (Swansea City) (Capt), 7. David Edwards (Wolves), 8. Andy King (Leicester City), 9. Simon Church (Reading), 10. David Vaughan (Blackpool), 11. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).
Subs: 12. David Cornell (GK) (Swansea City), 13. Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), 14. Craig Morgan (Preston), 15. Neil Taylor (Swansea City), 16. Shaun MacDonald (loan Yeovil Town), 17. Ryan Doble (Southampton), 18. Steve Morison (Millwall).
Other information: Euro 2012: Switzerland v Wales. Venue: St.Jakob Park, Basel. Date: Tuesday 12th October 2010. Kick off: 8.30pm (local time), 7:30pm UK Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) Other: Wales in all white. LIVE: Sky Sports 2.
updated: Tue, 12 October, 2010 21:23 UK.
There is a doubt over the fitness of Ashley Williams (ankle). Darcy Blake is set to win his first cap at right back.
Called up are Rhoys Wiggins (Bournemouth), Shaun MacDonald (loan Yeovil Town) and Ashley 'Jazz' Richards (Swansea City). Out are Joe Ledley(Ledley has returned to Glasgow to be with his partner at the birth of their first child) and Hal Robson-Kanu (hamstring injury). Central defender, Craig Morgan will also join up with the squad, he will fly to Switzerland on Monday.
Ched Evans is out with a groin injury. He has returned to his club who have said he is in for treatment over the weekend and will the miss the trip. (this to be confirmed by the FAW). Joe Allen is also out with a groin injury.
Both Sam Ricketts and Chris Gunter are suspended.
Wales squad: Goalkeepers: Jonathan Bond (Watford), David Cornell (Swansea City), Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion).
Defenders: Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), Danny Collins (Stoke City), James Collins (Aston Villa), Adam Matthews (Cardiff City), Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), Ashley Richards (Swansea City), Neil Taylor (Swansea City), Rhoys Wiggins (Bournemouth), Ashley Williams (Swansea City)
Midfielders: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Crofts (Norwich City), Ryan Doble (Southampton), David Edwards (Wolves), Andy King (Leicester City), Shaun MacDonald (loan Yeovil Town), David Vaughan (Blackpool)
Forwards: Simon Church (Reading), Steve Morison (Millwall).
St.Jakob Park in Basel, is some 85km from Zurich. Kick off time will be 8.30pm local, 7.30pm UK. The ground is home to FC Basel and seats 42,500. So far around 750 Wales supporters are expected to make the trip.
EURO 2012: Wales 0 Bulgaria 1
Friday 8th October 2010
WALES (0) 0 BULGARIA (0) 1 GOALS Wales:
Bulgaria: Popov 48
Brian Flynn’s first game in charge ended in a disappointing defeat against Bulgaria. Defeat in Cardiff leave Wales with no points from the opening two games in Group G.
Full Time: Wales 0 Bulgaria 1. Att 14,061
94 min. Gunter off. Straight red card. 92 min. Bulgaria are looking dangerous as Wales look for an equaliser. 90 min. 5 mins added time. 90 min. Bulgaria break away on the right, Yankov’s shot is saved well by Hennessey. 89 min. Great cross from Bale on the right, Robson-Kanu’s header just goes over the bar. 86 min. Gunter defends well, and set Wales on another attack, foul on Robson-Kanu. Free kick Wales. 82 min. Sub on: Robson-Kanu for Morison. 80 min. Bulgaria break well, and look dangerous, Ricketts lucky to get away with a shoulder charge. 79 min. Foul on Bale on the left, free kick comes to nothing. 76 min. Free kick Wales on the left, taken by Bale find Collins on the far post his header goes over. 68 min. Sub on: Church for Edwards. 67 min. Foul by James Collins on Makriev, Free kick Bulgaria 24 yards out from Georgiev is pushed away by Hennessey, corner Bulgaria, Wales clear the danger, goal kick Wales. 65 min. A run by Bale down the left, his cross goes over the line for a goal kick. 64 min. A quick free kick by Stiliyan Petrov from 45 yards flies over the bar. 61 min. Good play in midfield by Vaughan, sets Bale away on the right, his cross is cleared for a corner. 59 min. Sub on: King for Ledley. 56 min. A good through ball to Morison, he passes the last defender, 14 yards out on the right side, he shoots, Mihailov saves well, corner Wales. 54 min. A quick break by Bulgaria, Petrov’s left foot shot from outside the area goes wide. 51 min. A 35 yard shot from Stiliyan Petrov, is pushed away by Hennessey for a corner. 48 min. Good work by Bulgaria on the right, ball comes into the box for Popov, his right foot shot goes past Hennessey and in off the post. Wales 0 Bulgaria 1. 47 min. Bulgaria come close, with efforts from Stiliyan and Martin Petrov blocked by the Wales defence.
Half Time: Wales 0 Bulgaria 0.
45 min+2. Long range effort by Popov goes over the bar 45 min. Bale’s dangerous cross with his right foot on the right, is cleared to Danny Collins on the left, his excellent cross is meet by Morison, but his downward header from 6 yards out is saved well by Mihailov. 44 min. Makriev and Popov combine, but Ricketts clears the danger. 43 min. Great run by Bale down the middle, Bulgaria finally stop in, and clear the danger. 42 min. Yellow card Ricketts, now suspended for the game against Switzerland. 38 min. Morison and Ledley combine well, a great cross from the left by Ledley, flashes across the 6 yard box, Bale just missing it. 37 min. Good play on the Wales left by Bulgaria, shot by Martin Petrov goes over. 33 min. Good ball by Collins into Morison, he turns but Bulgaria defend it well. 29 min. Popov again causing problems to the Wales defence, corner Bulgaria on the left, Hennessey saves well. 28 min. Good move from Wales on the right between Gunter and Morison, Bulgaria clear the danger. 24 min. Poor marking by Wales on the right, let in Bulgaria, but they fail to take the opportunity. 19 min. Good work between Collins, Morison and Bale earn Wales a corner on the left. 10 min. Mistake in midfield for Wales, lets in Petrov, his shot from 18 yards is saved well by Hennessey. 8 min. Good work by Ledley and Bale on the left, Ledley’s cross finds Gunter coming in from the right, his shot goes narrowly wide. 7 min. A quick free kick by Edwards is intercepted, Bulgaria are quick on the break, and get a corner, Hennessey saves well. 3 min. Handball by Bulgaria, Free kick on the right for Wales comes to nothing.
Wales line up: 1. Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), 2. Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), 3. Danny Collins (Stoke City), 4. Ashley Williams (Swansea City) Capt, 5. James Collins (Aston Villa), 6. Sam Ricketts (Bolton), 7. David Edwards (Wolves), 8. David Vaughan (Blackpool), 9. Steve Morison (Millwall), 10. Joe Ledley (Celtic), 11. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
Subs: 12. Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion), 13. Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), 14. Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), 15. Andy King (Leicester City), 16. Andrew Crofts (Norwich City), 17. Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), 18. Simon Church (Reading).
updated: Fri, 8 October, 2010 21:30 UK.
Both Ched Evans and Joe Allen are out due to groin injuries. Both players have returned to their clubs, for treatment. "Both have gone back to their clubs for intensive treatment and we are going to reassess the situation on Saturday." - Brian Flynn.
Defender Adam Matthews (Cardiff City) has been added to the squad.
Ashley Williams has been confirmed as captain. Tickets are selling well for the game, and it is hoped that fans will buy their tickets before the day of the game to ease congestion issues at the stadium.
TICKET NEWS: The 'Advance' ticket price for the Wales v Bulgaria Euro qualifier will apply on match day until 5pm. After this time, the higher priced 'Match Day' price will apply. This will increase ticket prices by £5 per ticket.
other information: Euro 2012: Wales v Bulgaria. Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Date: Friday 8th October 2010. Kick off: 7.30pm. Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden). Other: -. LIVE: Live on Sky Sports 3.
Robert Earnshaw has been forced to withdraw from the squad with a thigh injury. Neal Eardley is also out with an ankle injury, whilst Brian Stock is out with a back problem. Danny Gabbidon is another to withdraw after retiring from International football.
There is a first senior call-up for Southampton's Ryan Doble. Also called up are Swansea defender Neil Taylor,Darcy Blake (Cardiff City) and Norwich City midfielder Andrew Crofts.
Squad have meet up on Monday afternoon (4th October). The squad will also be at the FAW awards dinner on Monday evening.
So far around 9,000 tickets have been sold. (upto Friday 01/10.)
TRAINING
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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MEDIA
Tuesday
Player interviews
Thursday
Manager and Captain
Caretaker boss Brian Flynn, has named the Wales squad.
The squad sees two uncapped players - David Cornell (Swansea City) and Jonathan Bond (Watford). Both are included to give them an early taste of the senior international set-up.
There is a recall for Stoke City's defender, Danny Collins, who is back in the squad for the first time since August 2007.
Wales squad: Goalkeepers: Jonathan Bond (Watford), David Cornell (Swansea City), Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion).
Defenders: Danny Collins (Stoke City), James Collins (Aston Villa), Neal Eardley (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham United), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), Sam Ricketts (Bolton Wanderers), Ashley Williams (Swansea City).
Midfielders: Joe Allen (Swansea City), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), David Edwards (Wolves), Andy King (Leicester City), Joe Ledley (Celtic), Brian Stock (Doncaster Rovers), David Vaughan (Blackpool).
Forwards: Simon Church (Reading), Robert Earnshaw (Nottingham Forest), Ched Evans (Sheffield United), Steve Morison (Millwall), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading).
Bulgaria squad (overseas players only, home based players will be added shortly).
Goalkeepers: Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente Enschede), Vladislav Stoyanov (Sherif Tiraspol).
So far around 7,000 tickets have been sold. (upto Friday 24/09.)
Ticket sales information will follow shortly. Supporters are urged to join the Wales Supporters Club scheme that will ensure they are able to purchase match tickets for all of the Wales home matches. For further information, visit the FAW website - www.faw.org.uk
"I am delighted that we will open our home campaign at the Cardiff City Stadium. All the players appreciated the atmosphere and great facilities at the stadium when we played Scotland there last November. I feel certain the support we will get will give us a great start to the campaign" - John Toshack. A decision on the venue does not have to be made until 60 days before the game.
GABBIDON RETIRES The FAW has announced that West Ham United’s Danny Gabbidon has decided to retire from International Football.
Danny won 43 international caps in a career that began with Wales in 2001/02 against the Czech Republic at the Millennium Stadium. He has been part of the defence over the last nine years under managers Mark Hughes and John Toshack.
"After nine fantastic years of playing international football for Wales during which I had the honour and privilege of captaining my country, and after long consideration, I have decided to retire from international duty. On a personal note, I would like to thank the Football Association of Wales for their support over the years and I would like to thank people of Wales who supported me and my fellow team-mates at every game, home and away, giving their all to the cause - true supporters! I would also like to say a special thank you to my family, friends and management team, who have stood by me throughout the many good times and very few bad times. It has been a wonderful journey." - Danny Gabbidon
CARLING NATIONS CUP: Matches to start in February 2011
Friday 1st October 2010
CARLING NATIONS CUP
The Carling Nations Cup will kick off on Tuesday, February 8 2011.
The Carling Nations Cup will be the first senior international tournament hosted in Ireland. The competition will be played in a league format with six matches between the four neighbouring teams.
Tickets for the Carling Nations Cup will go on sale in November.
Giovanni Trapattoni, Republic of Ireland manager said: “The Carling Nations Cup is a tournament that we would very much like to win, particularly playing at home in Dublin, but speaking to my colleagues from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland,I know we are not alone in wanting to claim the trophy.The matches will provide us with a good opportunity to see our players in games with a real competitive edge at an important time in our bid to qualify for 2012.”
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington said: “I am really looking forward to the Carling Nations Cup, as competitive games against our neighbouring countries don’t come around too often. There are bragging rights at stake here, not only for the fans but also for the players as no-one will want to lose against their closest rivals. Northern Ireland are more than capable of winning this tournament and we hope to get off to a good start against Scotland in February.”
Craig Levein, Scotland national team manager, said: “Now that the schedule has been announced we are really looking forward to our visit to Dublin next year. This exciting new competition brings together four groups of passionate fans and also allows me to test my squad, in a competitive environment, in the middle of our UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign."
Jonathan Ford, Chief Executive, FAW said:“It will be fantastic to see these games taking place. We can all remember great matches in the past in the Home Internationals, Championship qualifiers and friendlies. I am sure they will be a huge success and we look forward to generating competitive matches but maintaining the friendly rivalry that exists between our respective countries." Fixtures: Tuesday February 8 Republic of Ireland v Wales. Wednesday February 9 Northern Ireland v Scotland.
The final dates of the May matches of the Carling Nations Cup have also been revised under a new schedule agreed between the four competing Associations and the broadcast partners as follows:
Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland Tue, May 24 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.
Scotland v Wales Wed, May 25 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.
Wales v Northern Ireland Fri, May 27 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.
Republic of Ireland v Scotland Sun, May 29 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 6.30pm.
CARLING NATIONS CUP: Fixtures
Wednesday 29th September 2010
CELTIC CUP FIXTURE DATES FOR 2011 Scotland v Wales: Wed 25 May 2011, Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Rep.Ireland, kick off tbc
Northern Ireland v Wales: Fri 27 May 2011, Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Rep.Ireland, kick off tbc.
Info taken from faw.org.uk/fixtures. The FAW to make a further announcement on Friday 1st October.
REVISED
The opening matches of the Carling Nations Cup will take place in Aviva Stadium on February 8 (Republic of Ireland v Wales) and February 9 (Northern Ireland v Scotland). The final dates of the May matches of the Carling Nations Cup have also been revised under a new schedule agreed between the four competing Associations and the broadcast partners as follows:
Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland Tue, May 24 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 7.45pm.
Scotland v Wales Wed, May 25 2011 Aviva Stadium.
Wales v Northern Ireland Fri, May 27 2011 Aviva Stadium.
Republic of Ireland v Scotland Sun, May 29 2011 Aviva Stadium KO 6.30pm.
updated: Wed, 29 September, 2010 19:50 UK
earlier Aug 2010:
Fixture Dates 08 February 2011 Tuesday Four Nations International Football Tournament 09 February 2011 Wednesday Four Nations International Football Tournament 24 May 2011 Tuesday Four Nations International Football Tournament 25 May 2011 Wednesday Four Nations International Football Tournament 27 May 2011 Friday Four Nations International Football Tournament 28 May 2011 Saturday Four Nations International Football Tournament.
A Meeting was held in Dublin last week (Aug 2010), Match details to be confirmed etc.
info from avivastadium web site
please note dates tbc by FAW. Do not book anything before its confirmed.
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KAZAKHSTAN 1 WALES 1 
TURKEY 3 WALES 3.
Wales fixtures:
SWITZERLAND (2) 4 WALES (1) 1
(Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Crofts (Norwich City), Ryan Doble (Southampton), David Edwards (Wolves), Andy King (Leicester City), Shaun MacDonald (loan Yeovil Town), David Vaughan (Blackpool)
WALES (0) 0 BULGARIA (0) 1
Half Time: Wales 0 Bulgaria 0.
GABBIDON RETIRES