As the health minister urges Welsh football fans to support the team at home in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus, schoolchildren in Gwynedd are being asked to record themselves singing the National Anthem.

Eluned Morgan MS issued the warning yesterday, stating that travelling to watch the match is "not essential" during a pandemic.

With the vast majority of the fans unable to attend Wales’ Euro 2020 clashes due to Covid restrictions, the men’s national side is expected to play in front of largely opposition support when it takes on Denmark in Saturday’s Round of 16 tie.

But after the Football Association of Wales (FAW) called on school children to record themselves singing Hen Wlad fy Nhadau today, Gwynedd council has joined the campaign.

A spokesperson said: “As a council we send our best wishes to the Wales National Football team ahead of their match against Denmark on Saturday.

“The council’s head of education has encouraged Gwynedd schools to take part in the FAW campaign on Friday. We have also shared the FAW’s message on our social media platforms and in internal staff messages.”

The FAW’s aim of getting pupils to sing the national anthem with pride has been described as “a subtle dig” at the planned “One Britain One Nation Day,” also set to take place on Friday.

Having been mocked by some for its “totalitarian undertones,” it’s said to have been designed to “celebrate patriotism” and promote the “shared values” of British Citizenship.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised the song, however, with a spokesperson saying that it promoted “fundamental British values”.

The Welsh Government, however, stressed that education was a devolved matter and had not been “engaged” in the project.

While England and Scotland have played all their Euro 2020 fixtures on these islands, Wales’ path has seen them play two games 3,000 miles away in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, followed by an away tie against Italy in Rome.