:00:11. > :00:19.Vokes! The dream lives on. Wales are just one game away from the final of
:00:20. > :00:23.the European Championship. Christopher Coleman, can you put
:00:24. > :00:32.that into words for us? No. They have inspired a nation. Steps up and
:00:33. > :00:39.hits it! Oh! He's scored! And exceeded all expectations.
:00:40. > :00:45.That's what it means. That's what it means to these fans. They are
:00:46. > :00:52.fantastic. I am proud, very proud. Come on Wales! He scores for Wales!
:00:53. > :00:56.For me it's really nice to do a little bit of na-na! Which is not
:00:57. > :01:05.very grown-up but at the moment I don't really care. This is how they
:01:06. > :01:14.did it. Robson-Kanu! Can someone please explain to me what is
:01:15. > :01:19.happening? Semifinals! Long may it continue and who knows where we can
:01:20. > :01:34.end up in this tournament. Something special is happening here tonight!
:01:35. > :01:42.Wales' extraordinary journey began with hope and trepidation. They had
:01:43. > :01:46.never been to a major tournament. We know what the expectations are on
:01:47. > :01:50.us as a group, as a team, as a country. I know what we are capable
:01:51. > :01:53.of but what's coming in front of us is something we have never ever
:01:54. > :01:58.experienced and we need to look at it in a positive light and it's a
:01:59. > :02:03.huge challenge for us. To be fully involved as a nation is going to be
:02:04. > :02:11.amazing for everybody. We hope we can do everybody proud. Forethe
:02:12. > :02:16.opening game against Slovakia Wales travelled to Bordeaux and so did
:02:17. > :02:20.thousands of hopeful Welsh fans. Everybody's buzzing. Everybody's
:02:21. > :02:25.enjoying themselves. The atmosphere has been amazing. As soon as you see
:02:26. > :02:28.another Welsh shirt it's like hey! The atmosphere is building.
:02:29. > :02:33.Everybody's looking forward to the game tomorrow night. After nearly 60
:02:34. > :02:37.years of trying, Wales were finally about to play their first game in a
:02:38. > :02:41.major tournament. We didn't know how we were going to do against
:02:42. > :02:49.Slovakia. We were told they were a good side, they had beaten Germany,
:02:50. > :02:57.I think. Flipping heck! I watched the first game in a pub with my
:02:58. > :03:03.mates. It was just, I don't know, it was just an odd feeling because we
:03:04. > :03:08.had never done it before. The Norwegian referee blows the whistle.
:03:09. > :03:14.Slovakia get the game under way. Within five minutes Welsh nerves
:03:15. > :03:22.were being tested. Goes through and goes on. Oh! Unbelievable.
:03:23. > :03:30.But those nerves were about to be eased.
:03:31. > :03:35.Great position now for Gareth Bale. On his favourite left foot. When
:03:36. > :03:40.Bale swerved the ball, half the time I stop breathing, as if that's going
:03:41. > :03:47.to help, because of course it is! Hits it left-footed. He's scored!
:03:48. > :03:57.Bale for Wales! The talisman has delivered.
:03:58. > :04:08.Just who else but the golden Galatico? Another chance and the
:04:09. > :04:12.equalising goal! Even though Slovakia came back into the game I
:04:13. > :04:18.was thinking to myself we can still win this. It didn't feel like we
:04:19. > :04:28.were out of it. Bale is deep. Ramsey. Edge of the box. Robson-Kanu
:04:29. > :04:35.shoots. He's scoffed it but it's the best you will ever see, it's Wales
:04:36. > :04:39.2, Slovakia one. How Robson-Kanu... It's a brilliantly shinned goal. No
:04:40. > :04:45.one really cared. It wasn't the quality of the finish. It was just
:04:46. > :04:52.the ball going over the line. To get that result really, you know, made a
:04:53. > :04:59.statement that in this competition. The party will begin! 58 years
:05:00. > :05:03.they've waited. And victory in their first game back on the big stage.
:05:04. > :05:09.Chris, you have once again made history. A first match in a European
:05:10. > :05:14.Championships and a first win. Yeah, it was - I think probably my
:05:15. > :05:17.proudest moment when we came out. Our supporters, they just keep on
:05:18. > :05:20.topping what they've done, our supporters. We win together and we
:05:21. > :05:24.lose together. Being a manager, when the game is
:05:25. > :05:27.finished you enjoy it for about ten minutes and then worry about the
:05:28. > :05:36.next game. There's lots of things on your mind all the time. He's found a
:05:37. > :05:37.balance. That balance is the secret really to their success, in my
:05:38. > :05:48.opinion. Wales' tournament had got off to the
:05:49. > :05:54.perfect start. But something far bigger was looming. A match against
:05:55. > :06:00.the old enemy - England. The mind games began. Gareth, if I
:06:01. > :06:04.can quote a few quotes that are allegedly attributed to you. England
:06:05. > :06:08.big themselves up. The passion, pride and patriotism. Did you say
:06:09. > :06:13.all of that and did you mean it and are you surprised how the way that
:06:14. > :06:19.maybe some of the England camp have bitten? Well, it's good they bit,
:06:20. > :06:24.but... No, I never said they didn't have passion or pride. I just feel
:06:25. > :06:29.in my opinion that we have more. I am sure they have their opinion they
:06:30. > :06:33.have more also. Yeah. We certainly don't have any doubts ourselves
:06:34. > :06:39.about our passion, our desire, our commitment. I wish to do well in the
:06:40. > :06:44.tournament. So, if other people have another opinion, and think they're
:06:45. > :06:50.better that's fine by me. I think I know your answer to this one. How
:06:51. > :06:54.many England players get into this team? None. We had the mind games.
:06:55. > :07:05.Now came the hype. The dragon under the mountain. Awake
:07:06. > :07:23.now. When the dragon comes. Managers tried to pray it down. We
:07:24. > :07:27.don't have to -- play it down. It's a massive game. I am as passionate
:07:28. > :07:33.as anybody and want to get one over them. I am more nervous now than
:07:34. > :07:41.when I was playing. England have changed, not surprisingly. He needs
:07:42. > :07:45.players to deliver. You are the guy who got the goal. As soon as that
:07:46. > :07:48.whistle goes both teams will be at it. It's going to and typical
:07:49. > :07:53.British game, I imagine. Physical, aggressive. There is quality in both
:07:54. > :07:57.teams. So, I am looking forward to a real good game of football. Once the
:07:58. > :08:02.whistle goes it doesn't matter what anybody said, we can get down to
:08:03. > :08:06.business. Come on boys! I am really, really wanted Wales to beat England.
:08:07. > :08:11.You want that kind of victory. I think it's because we are a small
:08:12. > :08:15.country. There is that sort of bit of a grudge that I probably would
:08:16. > :08:23.accept losing to other teams, if they beat England. That's awful, I
:08:24. > :08:34.know it's awful! But... That's me. Away we go. Three Lions, One Dragon,
:08:35. > :08:37.sounds like the stuff of legend. Sglp Sterling can't
:08:38. > :08:46.It comes from Rooney. Smalling met it!
:08:47. > :08:50.Just past the post. Not far past it. We thought OK, England started to
:08:51. > :08:56.click there. We are going to take a punishment. Thought we were going to
:08:57. > :09:01.get a beating against them. The King himself comes up. The King! Lord
:09:02. > :09:04.Bale. We have seen some amazing things from Gareth Bale in a Welsh
:09:05. > :09:08.shirt but this would be something else if he got one in from here.
:09:09. > :09:15.Bale steps up with a free kick. Hits it. Over the wall. Oh! He's scored!
:09:16. > :09:34.It's Bale! Not many players in the world can do
:09:35. > :09:41.that. What a free kick. What a goal. When it went in I don't think I have
:09:42. > :09:49.ever done it before, my shirt went up over my head and... It was put
:09:50. > :09:55.your belly back in! A goal down. England needed some X Factor of
:09:56. > :10:02.their own. Vardy is there! England are level.
:10:03. > :10:08.The momentum was now with England. Wales were up against it. With a
:10:09. > :10:14.final whistle approaching, England delivered the decisive blow. Daniel
:10:15. > :10:21.Sturridge. Sturridge scores! I was gutted. It was a sickening - the
:10:22. > :10:25.fact it was right at the end and you are questioning then what's going to
:10:26. > :10:32.happen next. Talk about passion. Talk about pride. This England team
:10:33. > :10:36.have it in bucketloads. Wales were down but not out.
:10:37. > :10:39.Inside we still feel strong, we still feel happy. We are enjoying
:10:40. > :10:44.the experience. We still have one more game to go and the tournament's
:10:45. > :10:50.not over yet. We are still in the thick of it and we are going to the
:10:51. > :10:54.next game with even more strength. England were top of the table.
:10:55. > :10:58.Wales had four days to pick themselves up for their final group
:10:59. > :11:01.game. We are going to be disappointed but
:11:02. > :11:06.come tomorrow this is done. Simple as that. We can be disappointed
:11:07. > :11:10.about this result, when it's time to get on the plane and go home. The
:11:11. > :11:14.time is not yet. It's not the end of the world. We will still have a
:11:15. > :11:17.great chance to qualify. We are not out of it. We are Wales, we beat
:11:18. > :11:22.Russia and we go through. Come on Wales!
:11:23. > :11:26.The fans headed south to Toulouse for Wales last group game against
:11:27. > :11:31.Russia. Lose the match and they were in danger of going home.
:11:32. > :11:36.I was happy with a draw. I just wanted that extra point to secure it
:11:37. > :11:44.to make sure we knew we were definitely going through. This for
:11:45. > :11:48.Wales is it. The equation can be simple. Win. If they do that,
:11:49. > :12:01.they're guaranteed to finish either top or second in the group.
:12:02. > :12:07.Ramsey! Ramie scores for Wales! -- Ramsey scores for Wales!
:12:08. > :12:18.What a ball from Joe Allen. The Welsh... Then Ramsey. He has the
:12:19. > :12:23.audacity to wait for the goalkeeper to go down and then he puts it over.
:12:24. > :12:28.So cool, calm, collected. 1-0 Wales. Here is Gareth Bale trying to
:12:29. > :12:34.exploit a gap maybe in the Russian rearguard. Taylor has made a great
:12:35. > :12:43.run. It's come to Taylor. Can he finish? He saves the first but not
:12:44. > :12:50.the second. His first ever goal for Wales! They are in dream land. We
:12:51. > :12:59.haven't played 20 minutes yet. It's Wales 2, Russia 0.
:13:00. > :13:04.Ledley. A great ball. Ramsey leaves it. Chris Gunter. Aaron Ramsey.
:13:05. > :13:13.Ramsey. Weaving it through to Bale. He is on
:13:14. > :13:24.side. Surely this time. There is the man. And there is the man with the
:13:25. > :13:28.plan. Wales 3, Russia 0. He was clever enough to leave it for
:13:29. > :13:33.Bale and then he sees the keeper rushing out. Just watch how he
:13:34. > :13:39.composes himself, takes a touch outside of his left foot. Flicks it
:13:40. > :13:50.over. What a finish. 3-0 Wales. What a performance.
:13:51. > :14:00.The whistle has gone. Wales are through.
:14:01. > :14:05.They're inspiring a nation, which is really something special. It's
:14:06. > :14:10.history being made in front of us. I feel really lucky to be witnessing
:14:11. > :14:15.it on television. That's what it means. That's what it means to these
:14:16. > :14:24.fans. Look at them. That's what it means! Unbelievable passion, spirit.
:14:25. > :14:29.The fans have been amazing and I have spoken to Welsh fans out there
:14:30. > :14:34.who have just said it's been just the best moments of their lives. I
:14:35. > :14:39.think a lot of them are just glad they're there. They've waited for so
:14:40. > :14:47.long to be part of a huge tournament. The first Euro. How good
:14:48. > :14:50.were they tonight? Fantastic. They've been unbelievable all this
:14:51. > :14:55.campaign. The support, the way they've behaved and it makes us
:14:56. > :15:00.proud to be Welsh. And more good news was to come. Wales had finished
:15:01. > :15:09.top of the group ensuring an easier route through the knockout stages.
:15:10. > :15:20.We are top! The celebrations carried on late into the night. Wales!s
:15:21. > :15:24.Wales!s # Don't take me home. Please don't take me home. # I want to stay
:15:25. > :15:35.here. Wales headed to Paris for a last 16
:15:36. > :15:39.match against Northern Ireland. Win the game and they would be in the
:15:40. > :15:42.quarter-finals. We were favourites going in which is
:15:43. > :15:47.a little different. Everyone was expecting us to go in and win. And
:15:48. > :15:50.possibly win comfortably. But Northern Ireland were organised. You
:15:51. > :15:53.knew they were going to put up that brick wall and you had that feeling
:15:54. > :15:57.if they catch you on a counterattack you are in trouble.
:15:58. > :16:04.Saturday 25th June. It's a day that people will remember for the rest of
:16:05. > :16:07.their lives, not only because it's the beach Festival but because Wales
:16:08. > :16:09.are going to rise to one of their greatest triumphs of all time, come
:16:10. > :16:21.on Wales! Bale has done it again. You have
:16:22. > :16:26.been fantastic so far. Robson-Kanu. You have done us proud and Wales are
:16:27. > :16:31.behind you all the way. Ramsey, it has come to Taylor. They're in
:16:32. > :16:36.dreamland. We love how you're playing. We are so proud of you.
:16:37. > :16:43.Win, because I have got a mortgage on the line. Bale surely this time?
:16:44. > :16:49.Played with pride and passion and give it to them. Smash it. We know
:16:50. > :17:03.you can do it. We will sigh you in the quarter-finals. Come on Wales!
:17:04. > :17:11.With a quarter-final place up for grabs, the stage was set. I got
:17:12. > :17:16.there in time for the national anthem and I sang it like I have
:17:17. > :17:27.never sang it before. It was brilliant.
:17:28. > :17:36.I have never been so proud to be a Welshman in all my life. Never. It
:17:37. > :17:41.is a major tournament. It is Wales, it is Northern Ireland, it is in
:17:42. > :17:51.Paris. Whoever wins the game... There is more of this yet to come.
:17:52. > :17:59.Bale has Taylor to help him. There are three red shirts in the middle.
:18:00. > :18:09.Offside Ramsey as he turns the ball in. Evans. Ramsey getting hold of
:18:10. > :18:18.him this time. Shot fired. Oh, really fired nicely too. By Jamie
:18:19. > :18:24.Ward. He thought that was going in. Robson-Kanu had to be strong. Bale
:18:25. > :18:37.behind him. Bale with another wicked delivery and it is turned into his
:18:38. > :18:47.own net by Gareth McAuley. He is a great Welshman, McAuley. Thank you
:18:48. > :18:55.Gareth. He is a true Welshman! Williams can't continue. It is wise
:18:56. > :18:59.he goes off before that gets worse. Ashley Williams is saying it is
:19:00. > :19:05.fine. Adrenaline is taking over here. That kind of will to be on the
:19:06. > :19:12.pitch, to stay to not want to give up. You know there is a bit you go,
:19:13. > :19:16.no, your arm's hanging off. You could see there was something wrong.
:19:17. > :19:20.By I understand you want to give everything you can possibly give.
:19:21. > :19:26.There that is never say, never give up bit that you want to be there for
:19:27. > :19:34.that moment. Long look at the left wrist and it is another Wales win.
:19:35. > :19:42.On they go to the quarter-finals. I'm just going to say this, Wales
:19:43. > :19:52.are in the quarter-finals of the Euro Championships. It is beyond
:19:53. > :19:55.your wildest dreams. Look at them - you can't ask for any more. It is
:19:56. > :20:00.incredible. I saw your daughter I think give you a note before the
:20:01. > :20:07.game. You put it in your shorts. Are you going to tell me what it said.
:20:08. > :20:11.No, that is between me and her. He is the talisman for Wales. The group
:20:12. > :20:17.have been led by him. I have loved it, because he is a top, world class
:20:18. > :20:23.player. He has at times sacrificed a bit going forward to help the team.
:20:24. > :20:29.Be solid and defend and be strong enough to win games. Incredibly,
:20:30. > :20:33.after 58 years of failing to qualify for a major tournament, Wales were
:20:34. > :20:35.now on their way to the quarter-final of one. The party had
:20:36. > :20:52.already begun. I think he is a disco champion of
:20:53. > :20:56.Cardiff. He learned it at Crystal Palace, they all dance like that.
:20:57. > :21:10.They don't score many goals, but they do that!
:21:11. > :21:20.The Joe Ledley shuffle. It is just epitomises what a good time they're
:21:21. > :21:23.having. When you go to these tournaments, you're a long time away
:21:24. > :21:27.from people that you want to be with. But they're there to do a job
:21:28. > :21:32.and they seem to be content with each other's company. That is vital
:21:33. > :21:37.when your cooped up in a hotel for a long time. The team returned back to
:21:38. > :21:41.their base. Now, they would wait to see who would join them in the last
:21:42. > :21:43.eight. Some thought Wales getting to the quarters had been a surprise,
:21:44. > :22:11.but a bigger shock was coming. ICELANDIC COMMENTATOR SCREAMS!
:22:12. > :22:20.Iceland had knocked out England. Wales were now the only British team
:22:21. > :22:32.left in the Euros. They would face Belgium - the second best team in
:22:33. > :22:43.the world. Won't somebody tell me what is the soul of a man? Won't
:22:44. > :22:54.somebody tell me... What is the soul of a man. Well I have travelled to
:22:55. > :23:01.different countries # I travelled to the foreign land # I found nobody
:23:02. > :23:13.could tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man # Well I saw a crowd
:23:14. > :23:20.talking # I just came up in time # The teacher, the lawyer and the
:23:21. > :23:29.doctor, a man ain't nothing but his mind # Well I want somebody to tell
:23:30. > :23:38.me, answer me if you can # I want somebody to tell me # Tell me what
:23:39. > :23:51.is the soul of a man! # What is the soul of a man? #
:23:52. > :24:01.Good luck, Wales. There is nothing for us to be afraid of. There is no
:24:02. > :24:06.fear. Our game plan has to stay the way it is. It is tense, it is tough,
:24:07. > :24:11.it is exciting. The future is not written. We don't know what it is
:24:12. > :24:14.going to be in a game of football or anything. What is in control is
:24:15. > :24:30.ourselves and our performance. That is what we look at. Here we go. De
:24:31. > :24:38.Bruyne and car Asco in the middle. Hazard over the bar. Brilliantly
:24:39. > :24:48.defended. Nainggolan scores magnificently. My head was in my
:24:49. > :24:54.hands so many time, I was in a pub and everyone was like, oh... The
:24:55. > :25:01.atmosphere was outstanding. And to be fair that first goal was so good.
:25:02. > :25:07.I thought, I hope this isn't a tale of what's to come. What I see in the
:25:08. > :25:11.Welsh team is spirit that goes beyond where you are as an
:25:12. > :25:15.individual player. It is how they behave as a team. They have a
:25:16. > :25:22.genuine believe they can do well and they have a plan. Now, Ramsey is
:25:23. > :25:32.onside. Red shirts in the middle. Oh, Courtois with a save to deny
:25:33. > :25:40.Taylor. Ramsey's corner. Williams! Ashley Williams for Wales. The
:25:41. > :25:45.captain heads home the equaliser. It is great delivery. He has his eyes
:25:46. > :25:54.on the ball all the way. One-all. Bale. Good run from Ramsey. Well
:25:55. > :26:02.found. Do Robson-Kanu. What a turn. What a goal! What a goal! From Hal
:26:03. > :26:17.Robson-Kanu. Wales were on fire and the world was watching. Robson-Kanu!
:26:18. > :26:33.Robson-Kanu. On fire! Into Vokes. Vokes! Oh! My God! Wales are going
:26:34. > :26:40.into the semi-final of the European Championship. Go and wake your kids
:26:41. > :26:45.up - something special is happening here tonight. Wonderful what a
:26:46. > :26:50.header. A cross. Courtois, it is Gunter down the right-hand side, but
:26:51. > :26:57.just look at the desire. He gets there first. And he whacks it into
:26:58. > :27:03.the corner of the net. Unbelievable! Wales are going into the semi-finals
:27:04. > :27:14.of the European Championship! Amazing, amazing stuff. Wales have
:27:15. > :27:20.done it! They have come from behind to beat the mighty Belgium. Wow,
:27:21. > :27:26.just wow. What an incredible performance from Wales. One of the
:27:27. > :27:35.greatest performances in the history of British football. I would never
:27:36. > :27:39.have thought I would see Wales in a major tournament, never mind in a
:27:40. > :27:45.semi-finals of a major tournament. They will never forget the Welsh, we
:27:46. > :27:50.have been sub lime. Everyone seems to be together. And it shows. It
:27:51. > :27:55.stands out a mile. It has lifted the nation on the huge stage. I hope
:27:56. > :28:01.this is the stepping stone to do other exciting things. They deserve
:28:02. > :28:06.to be called the golden era. Because they are. We know what our players
:28:07. > :28:11.are capable of. Everybody's very positive and very excited. For what
:28:12. > :28:15.is coming in front of us is something we have never experienced.
:28:16. > :28:21.The biggest fear is we don't fulfil our potential. So let's make sure we
:28:22. > :28:26.work as hard as we can. Remember how good we can be. Remember what's got
:28:27. > :28:31.us here. Enjoy this, this what is we worked for. We deserve it. We have
:28:32. > :28:35.been asking for it long enough. This is what we have been screaming for.
:28:36. > :28:45.Keep our focus on ourselves, on our game plan and everything will be OK.
:28:46. > :28:49.So Wales journey continue, live coverage of their match with
:28:50. > :28:54.Portugal is tomorrow.