The Wales national futsal team is controlled by the

Football Association of Wales The Football Association of Wales (FAW; cy, Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, Welsh national foo ...

, the governing body for futsal in

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and represents the country in international

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competitions, such as the Futsal World Cup and the

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. The creation of the Wales futsal team was first announced in late 2011, an FAW Futsal squad was named for a one-day training camp and fixture in

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on 18 December at

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, to begin the FAW's preparations for the UEFA Futsal Championship qualification in January 2013. A second training camp was held on 11 March 2012 and Wales played the England Development squad on 15 April. England won the game 8–6 in

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. On 6 and 7 July, Wales played two friendlies against

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's futsal team, the current Cypriot champions. Wales played their first official international match against

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in September 2012 and took part in qualification for the first time in January 2013 in the UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers.

Current squad

''The Proposed Inaugural FAW Futsal Squad. These players have all represented the Wales national futsal team.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

UEFA Futsal Championship

References

External links

Official website
{{National sports teams of Wales European national futsal teams

Futsal in Wales