Wales are seriously under the cosh here. Available for everyone, funded by readers. The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2016 began on 25 June 2016 and ended on 10 July 2016 with the final in Saint-Denis, France, near Paris. [19] The second game on 16 June saw Wales play England in Lens; again, Bale opened the scoring from a free kick just before half-time, but a goal from Jamie Vardy 10 minutes into the second half and an injury-time winner from Daniel Sturridge saw England move a point ahead of Wales at the top of the group. Bikini-clad Coleen Rooney can't hide... Wales and Belgium fans paint Lille red as excitement builds... Wales ready for the 'game of their lives' as they look to... 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Replays show that should have been a penalty - Ashley Williams caught him on his instep with a mistimed lunge. One game from the final. Sara Davies, 41, from Caerphilly, taught the Arsenal midfielder while he was at the Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, and she will be cheering him on during the match. Belgium have been exceptional in these opening 15 minutes and they are still coming forward! Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, Williams, Chester, Davies, Taylor, Allen, Ramsey (J Collins, 90), Ledley (King, 77), Bale, Robson-Kanu (Vokes, 74). FLASHES PAST THE POST! The match didn't started well for the travelling Welsh, after their side conceded an early goal following a long-range effort from Belgium's Radja Nainggolan in the 13th minute. Watching the game as close to where the action is taking place. But despite fears they may now end up missing kick-off - for what is one of the most important games in the country's history - fans were in good spirits at the terminal and even serenaded staff with a bellowing version of the Tom Jones classic Delilah. “We’re going to savour this occasion, as we have done all along. Wales need to test these Belgian defenders more often, Denayer and Lukaku are inexperienced and they could be got at by the likes of Bale or Ramsey. [16], Finishing in second place in their qualifying group meant Wales avoided having to go through a play-off to reach Euro 2016, but due to their UEFA coefficient, they were placed in the fourth and final pot for the finals draw in December 2015, along with Turkey, the Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Albania and Northern Ireland. Cmon Wales. Belgium are enjoying more of the ball now, but that doesn't mean that they are doing anything with it. Jordan Jones, aged 28, from Cardiff added: ‘Our manager Chris Coleman deserves to get the freedom of Wales for what he has done. 65 min: Wales corner. 'So, we asked ourselves: what if you adopted us for a night? Wales for the final? But you know us, we'll want to have a party well into the night. A cross was angled into Lukaku inside the area but it was too strong for the striker. We are adding extra departures this afternoon.'. He said: 'We are at reduced capacity due to the broken down train last night. As the winners of Group B, the combination of best third-placed teams meant Wales played against the third-placed team from Group C, Northern Ireland, in the round of 16. Second … BBC Wales’ Euro 2016 replays are part of BBC Sport’s Euros Rewind series, which will air on BBC TV across the UK from 6 June, where football fans will get to watch the most memorable matches from the European Championships in recent history. Wales made it to the last eight in the 1958 World Cup but a Pele goal helped Brazil to a 1-0 win. 2 min: Joe Allen plays the ball down the right flank to Hal Robson-Kanu, who holds it up. He found the top corner with an arrow of a shot from about 30 yards out. But the referee waves away the claims for a freekick. He thundered it home from range. Available for everyone, funded by readers. And the out-of-contract striker showed sublime skill to beat both Belgians with a Cruyff turn before lashing a goal past Courtois which will go down in Welsh folklore as one of the greatest in the nation's history. Sam Vokes is said to make £7,000 a week at recently-promoted Burnley, while Robson-Kanu was making £10,000 before his Reading exit and Ashley Williams earns £45,000. But at the end of the match the Wales players then went to hug not only their watching WAGS but also parents and other friends and family. The Wales victory sparked incredibly scenes seconds after the final whistle as some players fell to their knees suffering from both exhaustion and seemingly disbelief at what they had just achieved. He needs to get a grip of things. [25] In the quarter-finals, Wales came up against their opponents from qualifying, Belgium, in Lille on 1 July, and went behind after less than 15 minutes, thanks to a long-range strike from Radja Nainggolan; however, just after the half-hour mark, captain Ashley Williams scored with a header from a Ramsey corner, and 10 minutes into the second half, Robson-Kanu made space in the Belgium penalty area with a Cruyff Turn to beat three defenders before finishing past Thibaut Courtois.

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