Wales really are the lower-league kings

HALF of the Wales squad is made up of players outside of the English top flight (11 Championship, 1 League One, 1 Bundesliga 2). Wales have 13 players outside the top flight while the other last-16 teams have 13 combined. NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN SECOND TIER OR LOWER (Last-16 teams) 13 WALES – Cardiff 3, Stoke 2,

Swansea 2, Bournemouth 2, Charlton, Luton, Sheffield Utd, St Pauli. 3 SWEDEN – Genclerbirligi,

Helsingborg, Werder Bremen. 3 DENMARK – Fulham, Parma,

Schalke. 2 ENGLAND – Sheffield United,

West Brom. 2 CZECH REPUBLIC –

Bristol City, Brescia. 2 AUSTRIA – Schalke,

Werder Bremen, 1 CROATIA – Luton 0 BELGIUM, FRANCE,

GERMANY, HOLLAND, ITALY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, UKRAINE.