Wales national football team results (1946–1959)

[1] In 1949, Wales undertook their first European tour in which they played matches against Portugal, Belgium and Switzerland.

[5] In the tournament itself, Wales drew all three of their group matches and finished tied on points with Hungary.

The two sides took part in a play-off match to determine who would advance to the quarter-final,[6] which Wales won 2–1.

[9] They also defeated Scotland three times, Israel and Portugal twice and had single victories over six other teams.

[1] Wales suffered the most defeats against England, losing 10 of the 14 fixtures between the two sides.