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Wales' Jess Fishlock (centre) celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Women's International Friendly at Cardiff City Stadium, Wales, April 6, 2023
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FORMER Wales international Gloria O’Connell says it would be a proud moment for the country’s female football pioneers should Jess Fishlock and company complete a 50-year journey from “laughing stock” to Europe’s elite.
Wales meet Slovakia in Euro 2025 play-off semi-final action this week, with the winners facing Georgia or the Republic of Ireland for a finals place in Switzerland next summer.
Former captain Laura McAllister, now a Uefa vice-president, says reaching a major tournament would elevate women’s football in Wales to “stratospheric heights.”
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