Wales' head coach Craig Bellamy celebrates at the end of a World Cup 2026 Group J qualifying soccer match between North Macedonia and Wales at National Arena Todor Proeski in Skopje, North Macedonia, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
September 08, 2025 - 1:11 PM
SWANSEA — Canada plays Wales in Swansea in an international men's soccer friendly on Tuesday. A look at the matchup:
WHERE: Swansea.com Stadium.
RANKINGS: Canada is ranked 28th in the world by FIFA, while Wales is No. 31.
HISTORY: Canada is 1-2-0 all-time against Wales, losing 1-0 the last time they met in May 2004 in Wrexham. Current Wales coach Craig Bellamy was a starter that day. The lone win, a 2-0 decision, came at Toronto's Varsity Stadium in May 1986 in the first of two meetings ahead of the World Cup. That match marked the first time that Canada had defeated a European nation in a senior international. Wales won the second meeting 3-0 in Vancouver.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2026
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