Wales v Georgia

georgia

Since gaining independence from the USSR in 1991, Georgia have not qualified for a major tournament. The closest they have come to qualifying was a home defeat in the UEFA 2020 European Championship play-off final against North Macedonia; a play off they achieved through the UEFA Nations League.

History

Georgia declared its independence from the USSR in 1991 having already played their first international match as an independent nation against Lithuania in May 1990.

The Georgian Football Federation (GFF) was formed in 1990 and became full members of both FIFA and UEFA in 1992. Their first competitive matches came in qualification for the 1996 UEFA European Championships.


Wales record v Georgia

Wales' first meeting with Georgia was in the qualifying campaign for the 1996 UEFA European Championships.

Vinnie Jones became the 7th player to be sent off whilst playing for Wales in the match at the National Stadium, Cardiff in 1995.

Aaron Ramsey won his 50th cap for Wales in Tblisi in 2017 with Tom Lawrence scoring his first international goal in the same game.

Wales had previously played against the USSR in Tblisi in qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Head to Head

 PWDLFA
Home301224
Away210115
ALL511339

Match details

no.datescorescorers (wales)venue 
45716/11/1994Georgia 5-0 Wales Boris Paichadze National Stadium, TbilisiECQ
46107/06/1995Wales 0-1 Georgia Arms Park, CardiffECQ
56120/08/2008Wales 1-2 GeorgiaKoumasLiberty Stadium, SwanseaFr
63309/10/2016Wales 1-1 GeorgiaBaleCardiff City Stadium, CardiffWCQ
63906/10/2017Georgia 0-1 WalesLawrenceBoris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, TbilisiWCQ

Georgia Honours

None


Welsh players to have made their debut against Georgia

No Welsh players made their international debut against Georgia.

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