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GÊM RAGBROFOL PENCAMPWRIAETH UEFA DAN 21 STADIWM VSM CPD DINAS BANGOR CIC GYNTAF 6:00YH JOHAN WALEM BELGIUM BUILD. CREATE. UNITE.

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A former midfielder who spent the majority of Ag yntau’n gyn-ganolwr a dreuliodd y rhan his playing career with Anderlecht, Walem also fwyaf o’i yrfa gydag Anderlecht, bu Walem hefyd played in Italy with Udinese, Parma, Torino and yn chwarae yn yr Eidal gydag Udinese, Parma, Catania between a brief return to Belgium with Torino a Catania rhwng dychweliad byr i Wlad Standard Liege. Belg gyda Standard Liege.

He made 36 appearances for the Belgian national Rhwng 1991 a 2002 chwaraeodd 36 o weithiau team between 1991 and 2002, scoring two goals dros Wlad Belg, gan sgorio dwy gôl i’w wlad. for his country. His coaching career started with Dechreuodd ei yrfa hyfforddi gydag Anderlecht Anderlecht B in 2008, and is now in his second B yn 2008, ac ar hyn o bryd mae yn ei ail gyfnod spell managing the Belgium U21 team, having yn rheoli tîm dan 21 Gwlad Belg, ag yntau eisoes previously held the position between 2012 and wedi rheoli’r tîm rhwng 2012 a 2015. Ef oedd 2015. Was named Belgian Young Player of the Chwaraewr Ifanc y Flwyddyn Gwlad Belg ym Year in 1992, and then won three consecutive 1992, ac enillodd dair Cynghrair Juniper yn olynol Juniper League titles with Anderlecht in 1993, gydag Anderlecht ym 1993, 1994 a 1995, yn 1994 and 1995, as well as the Belgian Cup in 1994, ogystal â Chwpan Gwlad Belg ym 1994. as his side completed the domestic double. RECENT FORM PERFFORMIAD DIWEDDAR

Despite an unbeaten qualification campaign to Er gwaethaf ymgyrch lwyddiannus i gyrraedd reach the 2019 UEFA U21 Championship finals, rowndiau terfynol Pencampwriaeth dan 21 Belgium failed to match that form in Italy, and UEFA 2019, a hynny heb gael eu trechu unwaith, lost all three of their Group A fixtures. Winning methodd Gwlad Belg â chyrraedd y safon honno eight of their 10 games and drawing two during yn yr Eidal, gan golli pob un o’u gemau yng qualification, Belgium scored 23 goals in the Ngrwp A. Enillodd y tîm wyth allan o 10 o’u process to win the group with 26 points. It was a gemau yn yr ymgyrch ragbrofol, a dod yn gyfartal marked improvement on previous campaigns, as mewn dwy arall, gan sgorio 23 o goliau a sicrhau they had failed to make it to the finals of the last 26 o bwyntiau i ennill y grwp. Roedd yn gynnydd five tournaments, last qualifying in 2007 when sylweddol ar ymgyrchoedd y gorffennol, wedi they reached the semi-final stage. iddynt fethu â chyrraedd y rowndiau terfynol yn y pum twrnamaint diwethaf, a 2007 oedd y tro However, Belgium failed to make the most diwethaf iddynt wneud hynny, gan gyrraedd y of their opportunity in Italy, and suffered an rownd gynderfynol. opening 3-2 defeat to Poland in Reggio Emilia. A 2-1 defeat to eventual winners Spain followed Fodd bynnag, ni fanteisiodd Gwlad Belg yn a few days later at the same venue, and a third llawn ar eu cyfle yn yr Eidal, gan golli eu game at the stadium ended in similar fashion gêm gyntaf yn Reggio Emilia yn erbyn Gwlad as hosts Italy cruised to a 3-1 victory in front of Pwyl o 3-1. Fe’u trechwyd 2-1 rai dyddiau’n over 20,000 home fans. Only Serbia recorded a ddiweddarach gan Sbaen, y tîm a fyddai’n cipio’r worse record at the tournament as they finished bencampwriaeth yn y pen draw. Yr un oedd bottom of Group B and conceded more goals. eu hanes yn eu trydedd gêm, wrth iddynt golli It was a frustrating and disappointing 3-1 i’r Eidal ger bron torf o 20,000 o gefnogwyr tournament for Belgium after such a convincing cartref. Gan Serbia yn unig oedd record qualification display. waeth yn y twrnamaint wedi iddynt orffen ar waelod Grwp B ar ôl ildio rhagor o goliau. Bu’n Although they generally failed to make any sort dwrnamaint siomedig a rhwystredig i Wlad Belg of positive impression at this level, Belgium wedi ymgyrch mor llwyddiannus i gyrraedd y did reach the semi-finals of the UEFA U21 gystadleuaeth. Championship finals in 2007, losing to Serbia 2-0 in the semi-final. The Belgian team on that day in Er gwaethaf y ffaith eu bod wedi methu â Arnhem included Kevin Mirallas, , gwneud unrhyw fath o argraff wirioneddol Axel Witsel and Marouane Fellaini. However, gadarnhaol ar y lefel hon, fe gyrhaeddodd Gwlad Serbia would suffer a convincing 4-1 defeat to Belg rownd gynderfynol Pencampwriaeth dan host nation the Netherlands in the final. 21 UEFA yn 2007, cyn colli i Serbia o ddwy gôl i ddim. Roedd Kevin Mirallas, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel a Marouane Fellaini ymhlith tîm Gwlad Belg yn Arnhem y diwrnod hwnnw. RECORD HOLDERS CHWARAEWYR YN TORRI RECORD

JEAN-FRANÇOIS GILLET KEVIN VANDENBERGH RECORD U21 APPEARANCE HOLDER: 36 CAPS RECORD U21 GOALSCORER: 18 GOALS RECORD NIFER O GEMAU DAN 21: 36 CAPS RECORD SGORIO GOLIAU DAN 21: 12 GOALS

A goalkeeper who spent the majority of his club The striker made found himself in fine career with Italian outfit Bari, Gillet made 36 goalscoring form for Genk when he was called appearances for Belgium at U21 level between up for the Belgian U21 squad in 2003. Over the 1996 and 2002. Incredibly, he also made a further course of the next two years, he scored a dozen 35 appearances for his country at intermediate goals at that level for his country. He made his level as he played for every age group between senior international debut in 2005, and scored U15 and U20. Eventually progressing to the three goals in 13 appearances, the last of which senior squad, Gillet would earn only nine caps was in 2007. Vandenburgh scored 66 goals in 138 between 2009 and 2016. His only domestic games for Genk during the peak of his playing trophy arrived in 2018 as he lifted the Belgian career, but departed for Dutch side Utrecht in Cup with Standard Liège, the club where he 2007, and eventually found himself playing in emerged through the ranks and left in 1999, the lower levels of the Belgian game. which resulted in qualification for the UEFA Europa League. Roedd yr ergydiwr ar ei orau o ran sgorio goliau dros dîm Genk pan alwyd arno i chwarae dros Gôl-geidwad a dreuliodd y rhan fwyaf o’i yrfa garfan dan 21 Gwlad Belg yn 2003. Dros y ddwy clwb gyda Bari yn yr Eidal yw Gilet. Chwaraeodd flynedd ddilynol sgoriodd ddwsin o goliau dros 36 o gemau i dîm dan 21 Gwlad Belg rhwng 1996 y garfan honno. Ymddangosodd am y tro cyntaf a 2002. Yn ogystal â hynny, chwaraeodd 35 o yn y tîm hŷn yn 2005, gan sgorio tair gôl mewn gemau i’w wlad ar lefel ganolradd wedi iddo 13 gêm, gyda’i ymddangosiad olaf yn 2007. chwarae ym mhob grwp oedran rhwng y tîm Sgoriodd 66 gôl mewn 138 gêm dros dîm Genk dan 15 a dan 20. Yn y pendraw aeth yn ei flaen yn anterth ei yrfa, ond bu iddo adael i chwarae i chwarae i’r tîm hyn gan ennill dim ond naw dros Utrecht yn 2007 cyn chwarae yn lefelau is cap rhwng 2009 a 2016. Yr unig gwpan cartref a pêl-droed Gwlad Belg yn y pen draw. lwyddodd i’w chipio oedd Cwpan Gwlad Belg, a hynny gyda Standard Liège yn 2018. Datblygodd drwy rengoedd y tîm hwn cyn gadael ym 1999. STEFAN KUNTZ GERMANY MEET THE MANAGER DEWCH I ADNABOD Y RHEOLWR

A former international striker, Kuntz enjoyed Ag yntau’n gyn-ergydiwr rhyngwladol, mae a long club career in his native Germany Kuntz eisoes wedi cael gyrfa faith yn ei and Turkey that saw him make over 600 famwledydd, yr Almaen a Thwrci. Yn ystod yr appearances for eight different clubs. yrfa honno bu iddo chwarae dros 600 o gemau i wyth clwb gwahanol. He represented his country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the USA, and lifted the Bu iddo gynrychioli ei wlad yn rowndiau terfynol European Championship trophy two years Cwpan y Byd FIFA 1994 yn yr Unol Daleithiau, later in England, earning himself a place in the yn ogystal â chipio tlws Pencampwriaeth Ewrop starting line-up for the final against the Czech yn Lloegr ddwy flynedd yn ddiweddarach, Republic at Wembley. Kuntz also scored the gan ennill lle yn y tîm cychwynnol ar gyfer y equaliser in the semi-final against hosts England, rownd derfynol yn erbyn Gweriniaeth Tsiec and scored from the spot in the penalty shoot- yn Wembley. Sgoriodd i ddod â’r Almaen yn out victory that took Germany to the final. gyfartal â’r tîm cartref, Lloegr, yn y rownd gynderfynol, yn ogystal â sgorio gôl o’r smotyn Kuntz made 25 international appearances for yn y fuddugoliaeth drwy giciau o’r smotyn a aeth Germany, scoring 6 goals, and never experienced â’r Almaen i’r rownd derfynol. defeat in any of his senior international fixtures. Prior to taking charge of the Germany U21 team Chwaraeodd 25 gêm ryngwladol dros yr in 2016, Kuntz managed in the lower leagues Almaen, gan sgorio 6 gôl, a heb golli’r un gêm in Germany, and also worked as the athletic ryngwladol yn ystod ei yrfa fel chwaraewr director at his former club, VfL Bochum. He then ar y lefel uchaf. Cyn cymryd yr awenau fel won the 2017 UEFA U21 Championship finals rheolwr tîm o dan 21 yr Almaen yn 2016, bu’n with victory over Spain. However, Spain gained rheolwr yng nghynghreiriau is yr Almaen, yn revenge two years later, beating Germany in the ogystal â gweithio fel cyfarwyddwr athletig ei 2019 final. hen dîm, VfL Bochum. Aeth yn ei flaen i ennill pencampwriaeth dan 21 UEFA 2017, gan drechu Sbaen. Serch hynny, talodd Sbaen y pwyth yn ôl ddwy flynedd yn ddiweddarach, gan guro’r Almaen yn rownd derfynol 2019. RECENT FORM PERFFORMIAD DIWEDDAR

Heading into the UEFA U21 Championship finals names in that starting line-up included Jérôme as holders, Germany again found themselves Boateng, , captain Sami Khedira up against Spain in the final, just as they had in and goalkeeper . Özil was named the deciding match in the summer of 2017. In Man of the Match for manager Horst Hrubesch’s front of over 23,000 fans in Udine, Italy, goals side as Germany lifted the U21 trophy for the from Fabián Ruiz Peña and Dani Olmo Carvajal very first time. proved to be the difference as Spain avenged the defeat from two years before to claim the crown. Â hwythau’n chwarae ym mhencampwriaeth But while Germany could not celebrate team dan 21 UEFA fel y pencampwyr presennol, success, striker finished the unwaith yn rhagor daethant wyneb yn wyneb â tournament with the Golden Boot having scored Sbaen yn y rownd derfynol. Gyda chynulleidfa 7 goals, and he was one of six players from the o dros 23,000 o gefnogwyr yn gwylio’n eiddgar Germany squad included in the official UEFA yn Udine, yr Eidal, llwyddodd goliau Fabián Ruiz Team of the Tournament. Peña a Dani Olmo Carvajal i gipio buddugoliaeth i Sbaen, gan wneud yn iawn am eu colled ddwy Germany qualified for the finals of the flynedd ynghynt. Er mai siom a ddaeth i ran competition by dominating in Group 5, losing tîm yr Almaen, y streiciwr Luca Waldschmidt a just once and finishing 10 points clear of gipiodd yr Esgid Aur (Golden Boot) ar ddiwedd y runners-up Norway. Drawn against Denmark, twrnamaint, wedi iddo sgorio 7 gôl. Roedd hefyd Austria and Serbia at the finals in Group B, yn un o 6 o chwaraewyr yr Almaen a enwyd gan Germany finished top of the table with two UEFA yn rhan o Dîm y Twrnamaint. wins and a draw from their three games. Two late goals were needed to defeat Romania 4-2 Cyrhaeddodd yr Almaen y rowndiau terfynol in the semi-final in Bologna, thanks to a brace drwy ddod i frig grwp 5, gan golli unwaith yn from both Nadiem Amiri and Waldschmidt, unig. Roeddynt 10 pwynt ar y blaen i Norwy, y while Spain made light work of France to tîm a ddaeth yn ail. Denmarc, Awstria a Serbia setup a repeat of the 2017 final with a 4-1 win. oedd i’w hwynebu yng Ngrwp B y rowndiau However, despite Amiri again finding himself terfynol, a daeth yr Almaen i’r brig gan ennill on the scoresheet, it proved to be nothing but a dwy gêm a dod yn gyfartal mewn un. Camodd consolation as Spain claimed the trophy. Nadiem Amiri a Waldschmidt i’r adwy yn y rownd gynderfynol yn Bologna gan sgorio The only other time that Germany have claimed dwy gôl yr un i ddod â’r sgôr i 4-2. Llwyddodd the U21 Championship trophy was in 2009 when Sbaen i drechu Ffrainc o 4-1 gan ail-greu rownd goals from Gonzalo Castro, Mesut Özil and a derfynol 2017. Ond er i Amiri sgorio, doedd dim brace from Sandro Wagner eased them to a buddugoliaeth i’r Almaen y tro hwn wrth i Sbaen 4-0 win over England in Malmo. Other familiar hawlio’r tlws. RECORD HOLDERS CHWARAEWYR YN TORRI RECORD

FABIAN ERNST RECORD U21 APPEARANCE HOLDER: 31 CAPS RECORD U21 GOALSCORER: 18 GOALS RECORD NIFER O GEMAU DAN 21: 31 CAPS RECORD SGORIO GOLIAU DAN 21: 18 GOALS

The former Werder Bremen midfielder made 31 the process. Littbarski was named in the starting appearances for Germany at U21 level between line-up for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final against 1998 and 2001, playing for Hamburger SV for Argentina in Italy, winning the tournament with the majority of that time before transferring to a 1-0 victory. After spending the majority of his Werder Bremen where he would make over 150 club career with 1. FC Köln in Germany, Littbarski senior appearances. Ernst progressed to the played his final games in Japan, and most recent senior national team in 2002 and represented coached at VfL Wolfsburg. his country at UEFA EURO 2004. However, Ernst was not included in the squad for the 2006 FIFA Dyma enw cyfarwydd yn yr archif bêl-droed World Cup finals that were held in Germany, and Almaenig. Sgoriodd Pierre Littbarski 18 o goliau made the last of his 24 international appearances mewn 21 o gemau ar y lefel hon rhwng 1979 that year. a 1982. Roedd yn gamp aruthrol a fyddai’n chwarae rhan bwysig yn ei ddatblygiad fel Ymddangosodd cyn-ganolwr Werder Bremen chwaraewr, a rhwng 1981 a 1990 chwaraeodd 31 o weithiau i’r Almaen ar lefel dan 21 rhwng 70 o weithiau i’r tîm cyntaf, gan sgorio 18 gôl. 1998 a 2001, gan chwarae i Hamburger SV am y Enwyd Littbarski yn rhan o’r tîm cychwynnol ar mwyafrif o’r amser hwnnw cyn symud i Werder gyfer rownd derfynol Cwpan y Byd FIFA 1990 Bremen lle chwaraeodd dros 150 o gemau ar y yn erbyn yr Ariannin yn yr Eidal, gan ennill lefel uwch. Aeth yn ei flaen i chwarae i’r uwch y twrnamaint 1-0. Wedi treulio’r rhan fwyaf dîm cenedlaethol yn 2002 gan gynrychioli ei o’i yrfa clwb gyda 1. FC Köln yn yr Almaen, wlad ym mhencampwriaeth Ewro 2004 UEFA. chwaraeodd Littbarski ei gemau olaf yn Japan, Fodd bynnag, ni chafodd ei gynnwys yn y garfan cyn mynd ymlaen yn fwy diweddar i hyfforddi ar gyfer rowndiau terfynol Cwpan y Byd FIFA VfL Wolfsburg. 2006 a gynhaliwyd yn yr Almaen, a chwaraeodd 24 o’i gemau rhyngwladol olaf y flwyddyn honno. A familiar name in the German football archives, Pierre Littbarski scored 18 goals in 21 appearances at this level between 1979 and 1982. It was an incredible return that would play an important role in his development, and between 1981 and 1990 he made over 70 senior international appearances, scoring 18 goals in A DECADE ON FROM A DEFINING WIN DEGAWD WEDI BUDDUGOLIAETH ARWYDDOCAOL

On 4 September 2009, Brian Flynn’s Wales Ar 4 Medi 2009, sicrhaodd carfan dan 21 Cymru, U21 side claimed a famous 2-1 victory over Italy o dan y rheolwr Brian Flynn, fuddugoliaeth at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea in UEFA EURO enwog 2-1 yn erbyn yr Eidal yn Stadiwm U21 qualifying. Goals from Christian Ribeiro and Liberty, Abertawe mewn gêm ragbrofol ar gyfer Aaron Ramsey either side of a strike from Alberto Pencampwriaeth Ewrop dan 21 UEFA. Bu goliau Paloschi sealed the memorable win in front of gan Christian Ribeiro ac Aaron Ramsey bob ochr over 5,000 fans. However, despite this being i gôl gan Alberto Paloschi yn ddigon i sicrhau a successful era at U21 level for Wales, Flynn’s buddugoliaeth ger bron torf o dros 5,000 o talented crop of players would eventually gefnogwyr. Fodd bynnag, er gwaethaf llwyddiant finish behind group winners Italy by the finest y garfan dan 21 hon, methodd criw talentog of margins. Flynn â gorffen uwch ben yr Eidal, enillwyr y grwp yn y pen draw, o drwch blewyn. “This was the best result I have had in five years as manager,” said Flynn after the match. “Frankly, “Dyma’r canlyniad gorau i mi ei gael yn ystod 5 I expected a performance like that, I expected mlynedd fel rheolwr,” meddai Flynn wedi’r gêm. us to be a match for Italy and that is what “A dweud y gwir, ro’n i’n disgwyl perfformiad happened. We created so many chances, more fel ‘na, ro’n i’n disgwyl i ni roi gornest dda i’r than Italy managed, and we felt the onus was on Eidal, a dyna ddigwyddodd. Fe greon ni gymaint us to go out and beat them. We matched their o gyfleoedd, mwy na’r Eidal, ac roedden ni’n passing, technique and general quality. They teimlo bod y pwysau arnom ni i fynd allan a’u did that against players from Inter Milan and curo nhw. Roedd ein pasio, ein techneg a’n safon Juventus, and remember the clubs that my team yn gyffredinol llawn cystal â’r Eidal. Fe lwyddon plays for in the lower divisions. It was just nice nhw i wneud hynny yn erbyn chwaraewyr o to be part of it. It has become a habit, upsetting Inter Milan a Juventus, ac mae’n rhaid cofio fod major international countries at this level. Six ein chwaraewyr ni yn chwarae mewn clybiau years ago we lost 8-1 to Italy, and what a change ar y lefelau isaf. Roedd hi’n braf bod yn rhan o’r there has been since then.” holl beth. Mae wedi dod yn arfer i ni gynhyrfu gwledydd rhyngwladol mawr ar y lefel hon. Mario Balotelli, Andrea Poli and Federico Chwe blynedd yn ôl fe gollon ni 8-1 i’r Eidal, ac Macheda were amongst some of the more mae’r newid ers hynny’n syfrdanol. ” recognisable names in the Italian squad that night, but while their group success earned Roedd Mario Balotelli, Andrea Poli a Federico Italy a play-off place, they suffered a surprise Macheda ymhlith chwaraewyr adnabyddus 3-2 aggregate defeat to Belarus to miss out on a carfan yr Eidal y noson honno, ond tra bod place in the 2011 finals. Neil Taylor, Andy King, llwyddiant y tîm wedi ennill lle iddynt yn y Sam Vokes and Simon Church were included rownd ail gyfle, daeth colled annisgwyl i’w rhan alongside Ribeiro and Ramsey in the Wales wrth i Belarus eu curo 3-0 dros ddwy gêm, a bu starting line-up. iddynt golli’r cyfle i gyrraedd rowndiau terfynol 2011. Roedd Neil Taylor, Andy King, Sam Vokes a Simon Church ochr-yn-ochr â Ribeiro a Ramsey ymhlith tîm cychwynnol Cymru. UEFA EURO 2021 QUALIFYING PREVIEW

The draw for UEFA EURO 2021 qualifying took explained Bodin at the U21 squad place last December in Nyon and matched announcement recently. “On paper, and in Wales with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, reality, Belgium and Germany have fantastic Moldova and Belgium in Group 9. At the time, senior teams, and qualify for the finals of major Germany were the holders having won the 2017 tournaments with the exceptional players that Championship, but lost their crown to Spain they have. But at the intermediate age groups during the summer as they found themselves as well, they’re very, very strong, and they will defeated in the final. Managed by former be a very stern challenge for us. But like any international midfielder Stefan Kuntz, Germany challenge, we relish that. Myself, the staff and will be the group favourites as the top seeds, the players are looking forward to it. You’re up and will provide new manager Paul Bodin and against players that are playing regular senior his team with a tough early test when the two football for their clubs, but we have players in sides meet in Wrexham on 10 September. our squad now that are also doing that.”

However, Wales will first meet Belgium at Bodin takes charge of the U21 side for the first Wrexham on 6 September, a team that also time having moved up the intermediate ranks qualified for the 2019 finals, but failed to make following Rob Page’s appointment with the it out of the group stage despite an undefeated senior side, and is looking forward to managing and impressive qualifying campaign. Managed the side at Wrexham. “We want to play as well by former Anderlecht midfielder John Walem, as we possibly can,” he added. “We want to they will be keen to make amends for their win games, as winning brings confidence, but performance in Italy during the summer. Like we really want players to keep developing. The Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina have never players that do play well at intermediate level qualified for the finals of the U21 Championship, will move up to the senior squad, and Ryan but made a positive statement in their (Giggs) and his staff will be watching. This is a opening match of the current campaign with stadium, and it has a stadium feel. Hopefully a comfortable 4-0 win over Moldova back in there will be a great atmosphere, with the fans Sarajevo back in March. coming to watch and support what is the future of Welsh football.” “It’s a tough opening couple of games,” RHAGOLWG O YMGYRCH RAGBROFOL EWRO 2021 DAN 21 UEFA

Tynnwyd yr enwau o’r het ar gyfer rowndiau dan 21 yn ddiweddar. “Ar bapur, ac mewn realiti, rhagbrofol Ewro 2021 UEFA fis Rhagfyr diwethaf mae gan Wlad Belg a’r Almaen dimau cyntaf cryf yn Nyon gyda Chymru yn canfod eu hunain iawn, sy’n llwyddo i gyrraedd twrnameintiau yn yr un grwp a Bosnia a Herzegovina, yr mawr gyda’r chwaraewyr eithriadol sydd yn eu Almaen, Moldofa a Gwlad Belg yng Ngrwp 9. Yr plith. Ond mae eu timau canolradd hefyd yn Almaen oedd pencampwyr y pryd ar ôl ennill gryf iawn, a byddant yn rhoi cryn dipyn o her y gystadleuaeth yn 2017, ond cipiwyd eu coron i ni. Ond, fel arfer, rydyn ni’n falch o wynebu gan Sbaen dros yr haf. O dan reolaeth y cyn unrhyw her. Rydw i, y staff a’r chwaraewyr ganolwr rhyngwladol, Stefan Kuntz, yr Almaen yn edrych ymlaen. Er ein bod ni’n wynebu fydd ffefrynnau’r grwp, a bydd yn brawf cynnar chwaraewyr sy’n chwarae pêl-droed ar y lefel anodd i’r rheolwr newydd Paul Bodin a’i dîm uwch yn rheolaidd i’w clybiau, mae gennym ni pan ddaw’r ddwy wlad benben yn Wrecsam ar chwaraewyr yn ein carfan ni sy’n gwneud yr 10 Medi. un peth.”

Fodd bynnag, bydd Cymru yn cwrdd â Gwlad Mae Bodin yn cymryd awenau’r tîm dan 21 am Belg cyn hynny yn Wrecsam ar 6 Medi, tîm y tro cyntaf ar ôl datblygu drwy’r rhengoedd a wnaeth hefyd gyrraedd rowndiau terfynol canolradd yn dilyn penodiad Rob Page gyda’r 2019, gan fethu â mynd heibio’r cam grwpiau er tîm cyntaf, ac mae’n edrych ymlaen yn arw gwaethaf ymgyrch ragbrofol wych heb golli’r un at reoli’r tîm yn Wrecsam. “Rydyn ni eisiau gêm. Cânt eu rheoli gan gyn ganolwr Anderlecht, chwarae cystal ag y gallwn ni,” ychwanegodd. John Walem, a byddant yn awyddus i wneud “Rydyn ni eisiau ennill gemau, gan fod ennill yn iawn am eu perfformiad yn yr Eidal dros yr yn magu hyder, ond rydyn ni wir eisiau i haf. Fel Cymru, nid yw Bosnia a Herzegovina chwaraewyr barhau i ddatblygu hefyd. Bydd erioed wedi llwyddo i gyrraedd rowndiau y chwaraewyr hynny sy’n gwneud yn dda terfynol y Bencampwriaeth dan 21, ond daeth ar lefel ganolradd yn symud yn eu blaenau datganiad positif ganddynt yng ngêm agoriadol i’r tîm cyntaf, a bydd Ryan (Giggs) a’i staff yn eu hymgyrch bresennol gyda buddugoliaeth cadw llygaid barcud. Mae hon yn stadiwm, ac gyfforddus 4-0 dros Moldofa yn ôl yn Sarajevo mae ganddi naws stadiwm. Gobeithio y bydd ym mis Mawrth. awyrgylch gwych gyda’r cefnogwyr yn dod i wylio a chefnogi dyfodol pêl-droed Cymru.” “Mae’r ddwy gêm gychwynnol yn rhai digon anodd,” eglurodd Bodin wrth gyhoeddi’r garfan WALES U19 UEFA U19 EURO 2020

TÎM DAN 19 CYMRU This month marks the start of a vital three Y mis hwn, bydd carfan dan 19 Cymru yn months of preparation and competition for the cychwyn tri mis tyngedfennol o baratoi a U19 squad ahead of hosting their qualifying group chystadlu cyn cynnal eu grwp rhagbrofol ym in November. mis Tachwedd.

Wales have been drawn against Russia, Poland Bydd Cymru yn wynebu Rwsia, Gwlad Pwyl a and Kosovo in Group 5 with the games scheduled Kosovo yng Ngrwp 5 a’r gemau i’w cynnal yn to take place at the Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff Stadiwm Lecwydd, Caerdydd a Pharc y Ddraig, and Dragon Park in Newport between 13-19 Casnewydd rhwng 13 a 19 Tachwedd. November. Cyn hynny, bydd y rheolwr Rob Edwards yn Prior to the qualifying group, recently appointed mynd a’i dîm i Ddenmarc y mis hwn i gystadlu manager Rob Edwards will take his team to mewn twrnamaint llai, lle bydd Cymru yn Denmark for a mini-tournament this month wynebu’r wlad gartref cyn mynd ymlaen i where Wales will face the hosts followed by a un ai’r rownd derfynol neu’n chwarae am y third-place play-off or final against Norway or trydydd safle yn erbyn Norwy neu Sweden. Ym Sweden. In October, Wales will play two friendly mis Hydref, bydd Cymru yn chwarae dwy gêm matches against Austria at the Leckwith Stadium. gyfeillgar yn erbyn Awstria yn Stadiwm Lecwydd. Edwards has moved up to the role from the U17 Mae Edwards wedi cael dyrchafiad o’r tîm dan side, with Paul Bodin taking charge of the U21’s. 17, a Paul Bodin wedi cymryd yr awenau â’r tîm dan 21. The mini-tournament in September will be a valuable experience for Edwards and his Bydd y twrnamaint yn brofiad gwerthfawr i squad as they take on strong opposition. Edwards a’i garfan yn erbyn gwrthwynebwyr The fixtures will also give Edwards and his hynod gryf. Bydd y gemau’n gyfle hefyd i staff the opportunity to experiment with a Edwards a’i staff arbrofi â charfan fwy na’r arfer. larger than normal squad. Meanwhile, the Yn y cyfamser bydd y ddwy gêm gyfeillgar two fixtures against Austria in Cardiff will give yng Nghaerdydd yn rhoi’r cyfle i’r garfan arfer the players the opportunity to experience â chwarae yn Stadiwm Lecwydd, cyn yr playing at the Leckwith Stadium ahead of ymgyrch ragbrofol. the qualifying campaign. Y tymor diwethaf llwyddodd y tîm dan 19 i Last season, the U19 side reached the UEFA gyrraedd Rownd Elît UEFA ar ôl curo Sweden a Elite Round after beating Sweden and San San Marino yn rownd y grwpiau, ac mae hyder Marino in the group stage which was hosted y gall y tîm gyrraedd y rownd hon unwaith in north Wales, and there is a belief that this yn rhagor. “Mae yna nifer o chwaraewyr o’r side has the potential of advancing to the Elite grwp 2001 a oedd yn rhan o garfan y Rownd Round yet again. “There’s a number of players Elît, ac mae tua hanner y garfan yn dal i fod from the 2001 group that were part of the Elite yn gymwys,” meddai Bodin, a fu’n rheolwr ar Round squad, and around half the squad are still y garfan yn y gystadleuaeth. “Mae’n bosibl fod eligible,” said Bodin, who managed the side in nifer o chwaraewyr allweddol wedi cael profiad the competition. “A number of key players would gwerthfawr bryd hynny a gallwn ychwanegu rhai have picked up some valuable experience from chwaraewyr o grwp oedran 2002 wrth i’w taith that and we can add in some players from the gyda’r garfan dan 19 ddechrau.” 2002 age group as their journey with the U19 team gets started.” Nid oes angen tocynnau ar gyfer gemau cartref dan 19 Cymru, a bydd mynediad yn rhad ac Every Wales U19 home match will be ticketless am ddim. Cyhoeddir amseroedd cychwyn a and free entry. Kick off times and confirmation of chadarnhad o’r dyddiadau ar gyfer gemau Rownd the dates for the UEFA Qualifying Round matches Ragbrofol UEFA maes o law will be announced in due course. FUN FOOTBALL McDONALD’S FUN FOOTBALL PROGRAMME

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