The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, four years after England and Scotland played the first ever international football match. They are governed by the Football Association of Wales and compete as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel. , Wales have played 678 international matches since their debut, winning 216, drawing 147 and losing 315. They have played over 100 fixtures against England and Scotland, regularly competing against both in the British Home Championship between 1884 and 1984, winning the competition on twelve occasions. In global and continental competitions, Wales have been less successful having qualified for one FIFA World Cup in 1958, reaching the quarter-finals, and two UEFA European Championships in 2016 and 2020 in their history, reaching the semi-finals in the former.