JAKARTA - The Wales football team is considering changing its name after the 2022 World Cup.
The Wales football federation wants to name their team "Cymru" - the name Wales for Wales - at the international level to reflect local wisdom.
The plan will be discussed further after the upcoming tournament in Qatar, when Wales will appear at the World Cup for the first time since 1958.
"The team must always be called Cymru - that's what we call it here," said Noel airing, chief executive at the Wales Football Association, quoted by Marca, Tuesday.
Our current view is that domestically we are clearly called Cymru. That's what we call our national team. If you look at our website, how we talk about ourselves, we are very similar to Cymru."
"Internationally we feel there is still a bit of work to be done. So we're going to this World Cup as Wales. But I think 2023 will be a year when we have a good discussion with all the different stakeholders."
The issue became the focus of this month when Wales was drawn in the same qualifying group as Turkey for the 2024 European Championships.
Turkey is now competing on the international stage as a "Turkeye," his Turkish name and not his English version.
▁Hakim said there had been "unofficial discussions" with UEFA at various events about how Turkey, and others, could change their name to their own language.
"We've been asking what the direction of their trip is - for example, is there any movement towards people who use their native language?" said Goyang.
"What I know is there is a rise in the Swedish language and a sense of pride for what we do with its culture and heritage."
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