Craig Bellamy saw Wales fall to a heavy 7-0 defeat to nine-times champions Spain in the opening game of the Uefa Men's Under-19 Championships.
Senior boss Bellamy, whose proposed move to take charge at Burnley fell through during the week, was in a crowd of 3,606 at Wrexham's Racecourse to witness a clinical performance from the Spanish.
Wales were outclassed by an impressive Spain team and suffered their heaviest competitive defeat at Under-19 level since 2021.
Chris Gunter's side next face Germany at the Racecourse Ground on Wednesday, 1 July (20:00 BST) while on the same day Spain play Denmark in the other game in Group A (18:00 BST).
The game marked the start of the eight-team tournament being held in north Wales in a year which sees the Football **** ociation of Wales (FAW) celebrate its 150th anniversary.
Senior boss Bellamy, whose proposed move to take charge at Burnley fell through during the week, was in a crowd of 3,606 at Wrexham's Racecourse to witness a clinical performance from the Spanish.
Wales were outclassed by an impressive Spain team and suffered their heaviest competitive defeat at Under-19 level since 2021.
Chris Gunter's side next face Germany at the Racecourse Ground on Wednesday, 1 July (20:00 BST) while on the same day Spain play Denmark in the other game in Group A (18:00 BST).
The game marked the start of the eight-team tournament being held in north Wales in a year which sees the Football **** ociation of Wales (FAW) celebrate its 150th anniversary.
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