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Wales to face France in a friendly in Paris next month

Wales' Gareth Bale celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, Group D match at the Cardiff City Stadiu
Image: Wales will take on France in Paris in November

Wales will face France in a friendly in Paris next month, the Football Association of Wales announced on Tuesday.

Chris Coleman's side missed out on a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia after finishing third in their qualifying group.

The former Fulham boss has yet to announce if he will stay on in the role but has good memories of France, having taken Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 in the country last summer.

France's players celebrate with the thunderclap in front of their fans in Paris
Image: France qualified for the World Cup as group winners

Now the two nations will meet at the Stade de France on November 10, having only met on one previous occasion.

Ian Rush scored the only goal of that game as Wales won 1-0 in a friendly in Toulouse 35 years ago.

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CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 02:  Chris Coleman manager of Wales reacts during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Wales and Austria at Cardiff City St
Image: Chris Coleman's side missed out on a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Sky sources understand that Gareth Bale and other senior Wales players met with Coleman after the qualifying defeat to Republic of Ireland to try and persuade him to stay on as manager, while Stoke boss Mark Hughes also called for Coleman to remain in charge.

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