Cardiff City Stadium to host Wales' autumn games
Wales will play games at Cardiff City Stadium this autumn despite suggestions some matches could be switched to Principality Stadium before Euro 2028.
Wales' most recent game at Cardiff City Stadium was a 'flat' 1-1 friendly with Northern Ireland [FAW] Wales men will continue to play games at Cardiff City Stadium this autumn, despite suggestions some matches could be switched to the Principality Stadium before Euro 2028. A Nations League double-header with Norway and Denmark will be staged at the home of Cardiff City in the opening week of October, followed by the visit of Portugal to conclude League A fixtures in November. With Wales co-hosting Euro 2028 - alongside England, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland - the 74,500-capacity Principality Stadium is set to stage six of the tournament's games, with Wales guaranteed to play there should they qualify.
Football Association of Wales (FAW) chief Noel Mooney has said it would be wrong for Craig Bellamy's side not to have advance experience of the larger stadium. Bellamy's side will start their Nations League campaign at an as yet unnamed venue in Portugal on Thursday, 24 September, three days before a visit to Copenhagen against Denmark. A visit to Oslo in Norway is their penultimate group match on Saturday,14 November.
Wales cannot be Principality Stadium 'tourists' at Euros Tandy's Wales to face Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium Wales earned promotion to the highest level of Nations League football having secured top spot in League B Group 4 with a 4-1 win over Iceland in Cardiff in November 2024. They have not played an international match at the home of Welsh rugby since 2018 and have a strong record at the 33,000-capacity Cardiff City Stadium. They have lost only once in regular play in their past 14 all-competition games at the capital city's second largest venue, though suffered shoot-out qualifying defeats against Poland in March 2024 and against Bosnia and Herzegovina last month.
Both Bellamy and his players have frequently praised the atmosphere at the ground, which was opened in 2009 to replace Ninian Park. Mooney has previously underlined that sentiment saying, "our fans, our players, the FAW is really happy playing in Cardiff City Stadium". However, the chief executive has also said that the FAW will engage with fans about what games can be held at Principality Stadium, which could include friendlies against high-profile countries or Euro qualifying games to be played between March and November 2027.