Like the early World Cups, the qualifying phase for the 1968 European Championships used the British Home Championship as a qualification group for the tour, the results of the 1966–67 and 1967–68 tournaments being combined to determine which one of the Home Nations would progress. Wales began the stage with a 1–1 draw against Scotland in October 1966 but ultimately finished third in the 1966–67 season after losing heavily to England and recording a goalless draw with Northern Ireland. For the 1967–68 championship, Wales adopted an all-red kit for the first time in the team's history. The team fared little better, losing to England and Scotland before recording their only victory of the Euro 1968 qualifying campaign by beating Northern Ireland 2–0.