International football to return to Wrexham’s Racecourse stadium for first time in decade

The Senior Men’s Wales football team will return to play at the Racecourse in Wrexham for the first in 10 years for an ‘international challenge match’ against Trinidad and Tobago on 20th March 2019.

Wales have only faced Trinidad & Tobago once previously, back in May 2006. The teams met on neutral ground at the UPC Arena in Graz, Austria where Robert Earnshaw netted twice in a 2-1 victory.

This will be the first game of 2019 for Ryan Giggs’ side, in preparation for their first EURO 2020 qualifying match against Slovakia 4 days later in Cardiff.

Ryan Giggs, the national team manager, is looking forward to returning to the Racecourse: “I’m delighted that we’re able to play at the Racecourse for the first time in 10 years. We thoroughly enjoyed taking the team there for an open training session in May. The support was incredible and further fuelled our ambition to host a match at the historic ground.”

“Trinidad & Tobago will prove an interesting test for us and will be great preparation ahead of the EURO 2020 qualifying campaign.”

The Trinidad & Tobago FA have said: “Trinidad and Tobago’s Senior Men’s Team will step up their preparations for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup with an international friendly against Wales at the Racecourse Ground in Wales, home venue of Wrexham AFC, on March 20th, 2019.

“The fixture has been confirmed for the venue which will mark a special return for Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dennis Lawrence who played there for Wrexham between 2001-2006.”

Dennis Lawrence said: ““We are delighted to have this opportunity to face Wales in the next international window in March. The match comes at an ideal time for us which is just over a couple months before the CONCACAF Gold Cup and will obviously be a very good test for our team. Wales have shown themselves to be a formidable opponent with good quality players under the management of Ryan Giggs and I expect the return of the Wales national team to Racecourse Ground to be special and both teams will be aiming to put on a competitive contest.”

Ticket information will be announced in due course.

Top pic* and below video show Wales open training day at the ground earlier this year which saw thousands of people attending…

(* top image via the FAW has 2018 , but there is no time machine involved, it is in the new year!)