The attendance record for a Welsh national football team match was set in 1957, with 110,000 spectators watching East Germany take on Wales in the former Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Meanwhile, 100,000 spectators watched Brazil defeat Wales in May 1962.
Welsh national football team matches with the highest attendance as of 2023
Characteristic
Match attendance
East Germany vs Wales, 1957 (Zentralstadion, Leipzig)
110,000
Brazil vs Wales, 1962 (Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro)
100,000
England vs Wales, 1952 (Wembley Stadium, London)
94,094
England vs Wales, 1956 (Wembley Stadium, London)
93,796
England vs Wales, 1954 (Wembley Stadium, London)
89,789
Scotland vs Wales, 1947 (Hampden Park, Glasgow)
88,000
Soviet Union vs Wales, 1965 (Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow)
86,015
Mexico vs Wales, 2018 (Rose Bowl, Los Angeles)
82,345
Soviet Union vs Wales, 1981 (Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi)
80,000
Tunisia vs Wales, 1998 (Stade Olympique d'El Menzah, Tunis)
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