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Wales’ women’s football side have made history after qualifying for their first ever major tournament.
So, how much work has gone into this monumental achievement and what can we expect to see from the team, that are set up to have an incredible 2025.

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00:00Wales' great Helen Ward says the women's team qualifying for a first major tournament will
00:06leave a lasting legacy that will see the game attain new levels in the nation.
00:12In a nail-biting second leg of the Euro 2025 play-off final in Dublin, goals from Hannah
00:18Kane and Carrie Jones saw Wales edge Republic of Ireland 3-2 on aggregate and book their
00:23place in next summer's finals in Switzerland.
00:27Former Wales striker Ward, who retired as a player in 2023 after scoring 44 goals in
00:33105 international appearances, believes the achievement of Rhian Wilkinson's side will
00:38have a similar impact to the Welsh men's team's qualification for Euro 2016.
00:44The journey that this squad and this country has been on in terms of women's football,
00:49for it to finally happen, it's everything, Ward said.
00:52For so long we've been almost living in the shadows and we haven't quite taken that
00:57next step and this is it.

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