Wales reveal their 26-man squad for Euro 2020

Wales reveal their 26-man squad for Euro 2020, and there has been plenty to debate over the latest players to have been picked.

Rob Page, standing in for Ryan Giggs, has been in interim charge since November, and will manage the Dragons against Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey.

In the last few weeks, Page has been working with an EFL squad at the Vale Resort, before travelling to a warm-weather training camp in Portugal.

Euro 2016 heroes include the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Ben Davies, Chris Gunter Danny Ward, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, and Jonny Williams, and they will be hopeful of playing in Wales’ second major tournament appearance since 1958.

There is now however a new set of players who are hoping to represent Wales in this summers showpiece event such as David Brooks, Ethan Ampadu, Harry Wilson, Joe Rodon and Neco Williams.

A notable exclusion from the squad was Hal Robson-Kanu. The 32-year-old, who was released by West Brom earlier this week, was not included and doesn’t look likely to feature, despite his heroics against Belgium in France.

Also missing from the squad was Dan James, who was involved in Manchester United’s Europa League final with Villarreal.

Ben Cabango and Connor Roberts were also busy with club duties as they took part in Swansea City’s 2-0 defeat to Brentford in the Championship playoff final.

Newport County’s Josh Sheehan and Tom King, who were in the last Wales squad were also unable to jet to the Iberian Peninsula as they are both involved in the Exiles’ League Two play-off final with Morecambe.

As mentioned, Wales reveal their 26-man squad for Euro 2020, find out who they went for below…

Aaron Ramsey (Juventus)
Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace)
Ben Davies (Liverpool)
Joe Rodon (Tottenham Hotspur)
Chris Mepham (AFC Bournemouth)
Ethan Ampadu (Chelsea, this season was at Sheffield United)
Connor Roberts (Swansea City)
Adam Davies (Stoke City)
James Lawrence (FC St. Pauli)
Matt Smith (Man City, this season was at Doncaster)
Joe Morrell (Luton Town)
Joe Allen (Stoke City)
Jonny Williams (Cardiff City)
Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City)
David Brooks (AFC Bournemouth)
Harry Wilson (Liverpool, this season played for Cardiff)
Danny Ward (Leicester City)
Neco Williams (Liverpool)
Daniel James (Manchester United)
Ben Cabango (Swansea City)
Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United)
Dylan Levitt (Manchester United)
Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City)
Tyler Roberts (Leeds United)
Chris Gunter (Charlton Athletic)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid, this season played for Tottenham)

Robert Page’s squad have warm-up games against France (2 June) and Albania (5 June).

At 46, Page has previously managed Port Vale and Northampton Town in the EFL before joining the Welsh set-up.

Euro 2020 will be by far his biggest challenge as a manager, but also a great chance to make his mark on the international stage.

Wales have been drawn in Group A alongside Italy, Turkey and Switzerland, and will be hoping for a place in the knockout rounds.

Which Euro 2020 games are on ITV and BBC?

11th June: Turkey vs Italy (8pm) – Rome – BBC

12th June: Wales vs Switzerland (2pm) – Baku – BBC

12th June: Denmark vs Finland (5pm) – Copenhagen – BBC

12th June: Belgium vs Russia (8pm) – St Petersburg – ITV

13th June: England vs Croatia (2pm) – Wembley – BBC

13th June: Austria vs North Macedonia (5pm) – Bucharest – ITV

13th June: Netherlands vs Ukraine (8pm) – Amsterdam – ITV

14th June: Scotland vs Czech Republic (2pm) – Glasgow – BBC

14th June: Poland vs Slovakia (5pm) – St Petersburg – ITV

14th June: Spain vs Sweden (8pm) – Seville – BBC

15th June: Hungary vs Portugal (5pm) – Budapest – ITV

15th June: France vs Germany (8pm) – Munich – ITV

16th June: Finland vs Russia (2pm) – St Petersburg – BBC

16th June: Turkey vs Wales (5pm) – Baku – BBC

16th June: Italy vs Switzerland (8pm) – Rome – ITV

17th June: Ukraine vs North Macedonia (2pm) – Bucharest – ITV

17th June: Denmark vs Belgium (5pm) – Copenhagen – ITV

17th June: Netherlands vs Austria (8pm) – Amsterdam – BBC

18th June: Sweden vs Slovakia (2pm) – St Petersburg – BBC

18th June: Croatia vs Czech Republic (5pm) – Glasgow – BBC

18th June: England vs Scotland (8pm) – Wembley – ITV

19th June: Hungary vs France (2pm) – Budapest – BBC

19th June: Portugal vs Germany (2pm) – Munich – ITV

19th June: Spain vs Poland (8pm) – Seville – BBC

20th June: Italy vs Wales (5pm) – Rome – ITV 

20th June: Switzerland vs Turkey (5pm) – Baku – ITV

21st June: North Macedonia vs Netherlands (5pm) – Amsterdam – ITV

21st June: Ukraine vs Austria (5pm) – Bucharest – ITV

21st June: Russia vs Denmark (8pm) – Copenhagen – BBC

21st June: Finland vs Belgium (8pm) – St Petersburg – BBC

22nd June: Czech Republic vs England (8pm) – Wembley – ITV

22nd June: Croatia vs Play-Off Winner C (8pm) – Glasgow – ITV

23rd June: Slovakia vs Spain (5pm) – Seville – ITV

23rd June: Sweden vs Poland (5pm) – St Petersburg – ITV

23rd June: Germany vs Hungary (8pm) – Munich – BBC

23rd June: Portugal vs France (8pm) – Budapest – BBC

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Fans reacted as Wales reveal their 26-man squad for Euro 2020…

@JoshCCFC: Good squad but vaulks would be perfect

@ftblmill: How’s smith, Colwill and Levitt got in but no Vaulks 😭😭

@LarsonEvans: absolutely beautiful squad!! love it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@scfctheo: Levitt over Vaulks and Colwill over Johnson is… interesting? But pretty happy overall

@EvsieEvans: Levitt over Vaulks is a strange one for me. Would’ve liked to see Hal in there for the experience too.

@Kop_NewsLFC: Well done lads @necowilliams01 @harrywilson_

@MatthewLCDavies: Good luck to all the lads. Tom Lawrence missing out is strange though. Especially at the expense of a player who’s played 6 times at senior club level…

@PureWafflePod: Tom Lawrence would offer nothing

@catrinedwards18: happy for colwill

@CiaranJT7: No Brennan Johnson but Colwill? Very strange decision but good luck to him and hope we can do great things

@MatthewLCDavies: Played a season in the premier league and scored goals when he got his chance…not deemed good enough. Shame.

@tyrese_davies: Please start Cabango/anyone over Mepham

@liam5jones: Rob page out

@helenmallam: Delighted for Gunter.

@jude_anstey: Well happy to see 6 of the Euro 2016 boys there. Not sure how Levitt is going ahead of others though.

@IAMSOUNDO: Give us the trophy now #joeyrodonsmagic

@JackArmy_: Colwill… No doubt he has high potential, but that pick has confused me. Congratulations to him of course, but I’m not sure a major tournament is the best time for a potential international debut

@routley_owain: Vaulks robbed man

@THFCWXLL: Joe Allen still balling out as per usual

@UnityMorgs: Disappointed for vaulks

@kn_1865: Brennan Johnson robbed

@_jbish0p: Josh Sheehan and Brennan Johnson should’ve got in

@adjenkins9: Other than no Vaulks can’t complain too much at that ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@murfilicious: So what’s Vaulks done…?

@CCFCFTW123: Give Page the job for life for putting Colwill in there

@AllThatRumpus: No Vaulks 🤦‍♂️

@RichLew82: Dylan Levitt and Ruben Colwill, but no Will Vaulks, what a joke.

@HMPG2000: Blood on your hands rob page

@mcfc_joshua: We’re gonna win it all

@andr_eeew: Johnson should be in. Just dont get why Levitt keeps being called up

TYLER ROBERTSSSS pic.twitter.com/G5FMsQBPEy

— ُٗ🇮🇨 (@LitLufc) May 30, 2021