Wales played its first official match on March 25, 1876, making it the third oldest international football team in the world after England and Scotland.
The opening game was a 4-0 defeat to Scotland in Glasgow, and a first win did not arrive until February 26, 1881 when England were beaten 1-0 at Blackburn.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the highs and lows of Welsh football and some of the great managers and players that have graced its game.
Welsh wizard
Billy Meredith was the first superstar of Welsh football at the turn of the 20th century (PA)
Picked off by Pele
Pele knocked Wales out of the 1958 World Cup in Sweden with a quarter-final winner (PA)
Gentle giant
John Charles (left) scores his first Wales goal against England at Wembley in 1954 (PA)
Great goals
Brian Flynn, pictured in his Wales playing days, scored one of his country’s greatest goals (PA)
Euro stars
Wales’ motto at Euro 2016 was ‘Together Stronger’ and the entire squad and management staff celebrated Ashley Williams’ equaliser in the 3-1 quarter-final victory over Belgium in Lille (Joe Giddens/PA)
