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0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Something special - is happening to Wales.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- Half a lifetime of hope - becomes a reality.
0:00:14 > 0:00:20- Good things come to those who wait, - but for the first time in decades...
0:00:20 > 0:00:26- ..in 2016, Wales reached the finals - of a major football tournament.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- After years of supporting Wales, - years of being so near yet so far...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- ..I never thought this would happen.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- Almost 60 years since 1958...
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- ..when a young Pele - broke our hearts in Sweden.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42- We qualified.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- Like a memory that didn't happen.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- Not sure if I was good enough.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- We've heard of the team of '58...
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- ..but how much do you know - about the team of '76?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- It's a crying shame - if you don't remember the team...
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- ..that made the last eight - of the European Championships.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- It's the story of a team wronged - after achieving a great feat.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- It's a feat that deserves more - recognition from an entire nation.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Good morning. - It's 9.00am in the capital city.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- In a moment, news, weather - and the traffic report.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- First, - a history lesson from the '70s.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- I may look old, but I don't - remember the team of '58.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- It's part of Welsh folklore.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Players like Kelsey, Allchurch...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- ..John Charles, his brother, Mel, - and Cliff Jones.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- The 1976 team is different. - They were part of my upbringing.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- A time between school and college - when only three things mattered.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Football, flares...
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- ..and the Afro.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- It's odd what a person - finds in the attic.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- Yes, Wales had an easy group. - Austria, Hungary and Luxembourg.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- You still had to beat them.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- England, Scotland, the Republic - of Ireland and Northern Ireland...
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- ..despite all the stars - in their ranks...
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- ..didn't make the quarter-finals.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Wales had a new manager, - new caps, a new captain...
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- ..and one 34-year-old player - from Division Three...
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- ..playing a crucial role in the game - against Austria on the Racecourse.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Arfon Griffiths.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- I think it's a good side - at the moment.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- It's a hell of a good spirit there.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- We're playing together - consistently...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- ..and time will tell - if we're good enough.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- The '70s. What a decade.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Now that I've realized how great - the achievement of '76 was...
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- ..it's time to return - to the root of the story.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- There's only one way to do that - - straight from the horse's mouth.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- It's going to be quite a journey.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- The journey begins - in an unusual place.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- I've known Huw Llywelyn Davies - since the 1970s...
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- ..but we've never discussed - the football team of '76 before.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- This team has had - very little recognition.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Wales was the only team - from the British Isles...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- ..to reach the last eight.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Did they live under the shadow - of the Wales rugby team?
0:03:47 > 0:03:53- Yes, and that's been true - of Wales' national team...
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- ..over the years, - but especially so during the '70s.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- So much attention - was given to the rugby team...
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- ..not only in Europe - but across the world.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- They were recognized - as one of the best.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Welsh communities knew the players.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- They were part of the community.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- There had been a general feeling...
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- ..that the boys - who played football for Wales...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- ..crossed Offa's Dyke - for three days, played...
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- ..and returned to play - for their English clubs.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- During this era, I was heavily - involved with football.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- There was always a good atmosphere - with the Welsh squad.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- They were a very Welsh group.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- It was the beginning of Dai Davies' - career, but there were others...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- ..John Mahoney, Brian Flynn - and Leighton James.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- You could sense their national pride - during that time.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- What about the fashion? - You needed football and flares.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Shoulder-length hair, - a beard or a trimmed beard.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- It wasn't long after - the Beatles era.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Everyone had long hair - during that time.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- Flares, wide ties - and lapels stretching even wider.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03- That was the time.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- What's the main reason - for Wales' success?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Mike Smith has done a good job.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- The camaraderie in the team, - between the players, is good.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- John Mahoney - is Welsh through and through.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- He wears a Cymdeithas Yr Iaith badge - even though he speaks no Welsh.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- He signed Plaid Cymru's - St David's Day petition...
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- ..and often stays - in the Conwy Valley and Llandudno.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- I roomed with Mahoney for most of - the games. He was a true Welshman.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- He was probably...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- ..Mr Welshness.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- He roomed too long - with Terry Conroy at Stoke.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- He learnt - all those Irish rebel songs.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- I didn't used to want it to be...
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- ..the honour for playing - for your native land.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- I didn't want it diluted.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- I wanted people - to appreciate the red jersey...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- ..and what it meant - to play for Wales.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- He believed that - to motivate the players...
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- ..you should play Welsh hymns - and the Welsh national anthem.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- When I got in the room...
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- ..first thing - as you walked down the corridor...
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- ..he'd have this music on.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- In the dressing rooms, he'd play it - there and it became a regular thing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- He was a wonderful character.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- I was always on the lookout - for somebody if I thought...
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- ..before the game, - if they were talking or...
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- ..joking, - not so much talking but joking...
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- ..instead of focused on the game.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- It did used to irritate me, yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- I remember Ian Evans - coming into the team...
0:06:56 > 0:07:01- ..and before the game, team bonding - was a couple of pints in the pub.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Ian was singing Maybe It's Because - I'm A Londoner, which he was.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- John Mahoney threw a pint over him.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- Big Ian started crying.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Taffy, he was alright.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- When he came into the squad first, - he was a bit of a diamond geezer.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- He thought he'd come from London - and he was sweet.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- I think he thought - he was better than us...
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- ..but he was alright after.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- A few of us - knocked him down a peg or two.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- He was great then, - I think he appreciated it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- I think his dad's - from up the Gwent Valleys...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- ..but I know, in the end, he was...
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- ..he was really proud - to play for Wales, yeah, Taffy.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- The new gaffer - was by no means a Taffy.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- What do you say to the charge - that you're both an Englishman...
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- ..and you have no experience - in senior league football?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- I've worked in Wales for six years - as Director of Coaching.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- I've handled Welsh teams - on 64 occasions...
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- ..against countries - throughout the world.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- I want to be associated - with Welsh players.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- You look at the characters - in the dressing room.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Stubborn, pig-headed at times...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- ..single-minded...
0:08:29 > 0:08:30- Very.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- ..never suffered fools gladly...
0:08:33 > 0:08:34- Never.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- ..and yet, - they were managed by a player...
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- ..who'd only played - amateur football, had no medals...
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- ..no caps, and that is the most - difficult thing of all to do.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- If things go wrong, there are - players who'll sit there...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- ..and say, - "Show us your caps, guv'nor."
0:08:53 > 0:08:54- Yeah, to be fair to Mike...
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- ..he was very thorough, - at times nit-picky.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- I'm certain that some of the players - were unsure of him...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- ..because he hadn't succeeded - as a player.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- He was a good coach, - he was a good talker...
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- ..a good motivator, - he was well-organized in our games.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- He must have had a look at it before - he became the Welsh manager...
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- ..and thought, "I need to do that, - I need to do that and do that."
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- We knew what we had to do. - The players gelled well together.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- He spoke...
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- The only other person I've heard - speak like him would be Alf Ramsey.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Fears? No fears at all.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- I've got some - very good players there.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- I've seen what they can do. - I know they'll do well.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- I don't think - he'd mind me saying it...
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- ..but we used to call him Smoothie - because he had a way with words.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Interesting team talk?
0:09:54 > 0:10:00- Yeah, yeah, a lot of big words. - Corrugated and marmalade thrown in.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- We didn't really know sometimes - what he was trying to get to.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- He was so meticulous - in his preparation.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- We'd even receive a dossier - three nights before a game.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Did you all read it?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Did you all read it?- - Some read more than others.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- I went up to the room...
0:10:20 > 0:10:26- ..and on the wall is a picture - of Luxembourg's right-back...
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- ..who was a bank manager.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- We played Liverpool the day before - and beat them.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- I had to look at this picture - of a bank manager from Luxembourg...
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- ..having just beaten one of the best - teams in the world the day before.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- I went downstairs to Mike - and said, "Who's that?"
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- He said, "That's your trouble, - no respect for your opposition."
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- "Mike, not being funny, but I think - he'll sleep a lot worse than I am...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- "..about who he's facing - on Wednesday."
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Do you accept that being a - non-Welshman might prove a handicap?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- No, I don't see it at all.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- As the new manager, - a former amateur player...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- ..and an Englishman - managing a Welsh team...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- ..a good start was important - for Mike Smith.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29- We hated losing.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- I don't know how for years...
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- ..he was able to stay at Wrexham.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- I'm not sure why I'm here, - if I'm good enough.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- There is the final whistle, - Wales have done it.
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0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Here in historic old Vienna...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- ..a new Wales team - and a new Wales team manager...
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- ..have come to test themselves - against Austria.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- September '74, the first game.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Even though the lads are confident - and lead at half-time...
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- ..Wales lose 2-1 in Vienna, - but Mike Smith isn't too despondent.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- To have come away - and played so well for so long...
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- ..that's a great tribute - to the players.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- As a side, we hated losing. - We all wanted to win.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- I don't think we ever thought - we were out of it...
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- ..just because - we lost the first match.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Mike Smith has learnt - from this trip.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Wales may well benefit - from what he's learnt.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- That game's gone, - on to the next one.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- However, - the supporters weren't convinced.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- In late October, the same night - as the Rumble in the Jungle...
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- ..between Ali and Foreman...
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- ..the meagre 8,000 who turned up at - Ninian Park for the second game...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- ..saw Wales beat Hungary 2-0.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- It gave us a bit of hope.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- I never thought - we were without hope.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- Sometimes, it's a strange thing - to people who never played the game.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28- They wouldn't understand how one win - can make a hell of a difference.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- To Swansea, and the Vetch, next - for the group's easiest game.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- The night before - the Birmingham pub bombings...
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- ..and two days before Barry's - Helen Morgan was crowned Miss World.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- On the Vetch, Wales were too strong - for the Luxembourg part-timers.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Five-nil.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- What was Don Revie's attitude?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Did he like his players - going away on international duty?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- No, no.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- He hated it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- The old bribes used to come out. - "I'll match the match fee."
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- I loved playing for Wales.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- I used to have - quite a few conversations...
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- ..with club managers of mine.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Certainly more than one of them...
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- ..implied to me that you don't - really want to go down to Wales...
0:14:33 > 0:14:38- ..to play in a game like this when - we've got a big game on Saturday.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- But I always, - unless I was injured...
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- ..I'm turning up.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- You get the likes of Paul Reaney, - Terry Cooper, Norman Hunter...
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- ..and Jack Charlton - going away with England.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- None of them ever, ever, - including myself, he offered me...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- ..never, ever took the money.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- To the last cap from the first, - every one was the greatest honour...
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- ..you could ever be bestowed upon.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- One who had the honour for the first - time against Hungary in Budapest...
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- ..was Dai Davies.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- It must be said that - Everton's goalie had his doubts.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- I wasn't sure what to expect, - to be honest.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26- I boarded the bus and I told Roger - Malone, one of the journalists...
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- ..I didn't know why I was there, - I wasn't sure I was good enough.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- He replied, - "If you weren't good enough...
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- "..Mike Smith - wouldn't have picked you."
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Dai was a terrific goalkeeper.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- He was shouting all the time - to the back four.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- "Watch your right-hand side, - watch your left-hand side."
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- I think Dai was good at seeing - who wasn't really at it.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- He'd be on their case, whether - that's from his teaching background.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Are you glad - you became a professional?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- When I've met people like you, yes.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- Would you rather be a schoolteacher?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Yes, no comment.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Brave goalkeeper.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Strong goalkeeper.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- More than anything, - he looked like a goalkeeper.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- His physique was tremendous.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Dai was probably - a little underrated.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- What he did, he went about his job - in a professional...
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- ..and for Dai, - a fairly quiet manner.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- But he was a decent keeper.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- If the starting eleven could gel, - roll up their sleeves...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- ..be creative and win the game, - it was great.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- My first cap, 2-1, I don't remember - the goal they scored.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45- I've forgotten it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- I remember - not having any expectations.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- All I wanted to do - was prove to my teammates...
0:16:52 > 0:16:57- ..I was good enough to be on - an international pitch with them.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- In 50 years, - Hungary had never lost at home.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- To go away from home and win - away from home at that level...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- ..that in itself was quite a feat.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- After that game, we all thought - we had a fair chance of qualifying.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- After victory in Budapest, - the nation started to believe.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Next, a trip to Luxembourg, - one of the European minnows.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- If they were small, what about us?
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- "It is a real pleasure for us - to welcome today in our midst...
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- "..the directors, players - and football fans from Cumbria."
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- We might be small, but we were - good enough to win at a canter.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Arfon Griffiths - from Division Three...
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- ..became a hero - on the international stage.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- The first cap I came on as - a substitute against Czechoslovakia.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Dave Bowen was the manager.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- I wasn't in his plans - and that was it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- I was out for three or four years...
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- ..until Mike Smith took over.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- I wouldn't be here talking to you - if he hadn't been manager.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- He was the little general - as John Mahoney called him.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- He had so much ability.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- He could have easily played - at a higher level.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- I don't know how for years...
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- ..he was able to stay at Wrexham.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- He was a better international - than a player for Wrexham.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- He had this wonderful ability - to ghost into spaces...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- ..and score vital goals, - as he did against Austria.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- It came - from a Rod Thomas through ball.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I saw the keeper come out - and I just slotted it in.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- I just couldn't believe it really.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- I just thought me, - a Hightown lad, a local lad...
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- ..scoring a goal like that.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- I enjoyed playing at the Racecourse, - always a special atmosphere.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Always seemed to win there.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- The lads voted to play at Wrexham - most of the time.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- It was a great sense of Welshness - on those occasions.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Wales one, Austria nil.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- A place beckoning - in the quarter-final...
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- ..of the European Championship.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- There is the final whistle. - Wales have done it.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- Because we're such a small nation, - we went out and enjoyed ourselves.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- If we won, great. - If we lost, we didn't expect to win.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- This team - that we're talking about now...
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- ..to this day, - is still the only team...
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- ..that Wales have had - that topped its qualifying group.
0:19:56 > 0:20:02- Winning five from six guaranteed - a place in the last eight.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- To cap an incredible year - for Arfon Griffiths...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- ..he was on a different stage - a few weeks later...
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- ..a hero far beyond his local area.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Arfon, how do you feel?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I just can't believe it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- To be mentioned with all these - famous sportsmen is enough...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- ..but to win it is unbelievable.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- It's unreal, really.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- When you look at Gareth Edwards - won it the year before...
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- ..and then Mervyn Davies - won it the year after...
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- ..two icons in Welsh rugby...
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- ..and then you've got the likes - of Gareth Bale today...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- ..it's something - to be very proud of.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- The Welsh Sports Personality - of 1975, Arfon Griffiths.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- Eight countries left...
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- ..and two legs against Yugoslavia - for a place in the finals.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- First up, Zagreb.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- I felt that we could go out - and beat them.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Plan was to keep it tight.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- We were up against it - in the first minute.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- We're going to get stuffed.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- They were outstanding in Zagreb, - they were outstanding.
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0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Following the civil war, much has - changed in this corner of Europe...
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- ..but I doubt if Zagreb - has changed in 40 years.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- Yes, it's a capital city now, - but in 1976, under Tito's rule...
0:22:17 > 0:22:23- ..Yugoslavia was made up of Serbia, - Macedonia, Croatia and so on.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- It was also a combination - of football skills...
0:22:26 > 0:22:32- ..and they were a superb side - known as the Brazil of the Balkans.
0:22:35 > 0:22:41- Miroslav Rede has reported on - Balkan football for over 50 years.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- He holds the Yugoslavians of '76 - in high regard.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Yugoslavia had a special team - in 1976.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00- Coach 'Bice' Mladinic, - formerly of Hajduk Split...
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- ..was one of Yugoslavia's - greatest managers.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- A golden generation, developed - through the youth system...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- ..that came within a whisker - of being European champions.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- In terms of Wales, - what did you know about them?
0:23:18 > 0:23:24- We knew very little about Wales, - compared to England or Scotland.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- We had no idea - how strong they were.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36- We knew about the Welsh team - of '58 in Sweden...
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- ..but we knew little - about the Welsh team of '76.
0:23:40 > 0:23:48- As the sports reporter for - the Sportske Novosti newspaper...
0:23:48 > 0:23:54- ..I spent the whole of the week - before the first game in Zagreb...
0:23:54 > 0:24:04- ..watching Welsh players - playing for their English clubs.
0:24:06 > 0:24:13- As I travelled home, Mike Smith - was on the same plane as me...
0:24:13 > 0:24:18- ..on his way to watch Yugoslavia - playing Hungary in Banja Luka.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- It was Smith who gave me this tie.
0:24:23 > 0:24:31- He was such a fine man. - One of the best. A real gentleman.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- The sun shone on Wales' success...
0:24:37 > 0:24:42- ..and though I'd never accuse anyone - of being a fair-weather supporter...
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- ..the team of '76 basked - in the glory...
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- ..but it wasn't easy to follow them.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- President Tito was in power, - the Iron Curtain split Europe...
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- ..and only the brave - headed to Zagreb.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- A month after Harold Wilson's - resignation as Prime Minister...
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- ..with Save Your Kisses For Me - topping the charts...
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- ..an adventure awaited old heads - Wil, Glyn and John Llew.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- It was also an unforgettable - experience for Karen...
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- ..a 14-year-old girl - from Aberystwyth.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- A bus picked us up - from the airport in Zagreb.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- It took us to the hotel.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- It was called - Hotel Inter Continental.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- The whole trip cost 72.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Did that include - the cost of the flights?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Yes, everything.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47- Everything.
0:25:47 > 0:25:54- We'd attended the home matches and - Dad was taking my sister to Zagreb.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- I had a tantrum - and got my own way in the end.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Dad took both of us to Zagreb.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Dad borrowed money - from one of his friends...
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- ..to take me over.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- I'm so grateful he took me.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- I remember handing my passport over - when we reached Yugoslavia.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- The girl who worked - on the tollbooth looked up at me...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- ..and looked down - and tore a strip of paper.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Here it is.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- For some reason, - I've kept it in my records.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- Jugoslav 3 - Wels 0.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- Look how she spelt Wales.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- In her own language.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- I was in East Berlin - when I was in the Army.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- Yugoslavia looked like East Berlin - at the time.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58- They'd never seen flares - and colourful clothes.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02- They were...
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- ..really, they were...
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- ..they wanted our clothes.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Red and white scarves...
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- ..rosettes, - they'd never seen things like this.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15- They asked us what we wanted...
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- ..and we wanted - an English breakfast.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- John wanted a continental, - didn't he, Glyn?
0:27:21 > 0:27:26- They served us a plate - of bacon and eggs.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- John had a roll and a cup of coffee.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- "Where's my breakfast?" asked John.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- "There."
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- That's what he ordered - - the continental.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- I wanted something different.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- You were starving by midday.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- I was ready for another one - straight after it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- I have photos - of Yugoslavia and Zagreb.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- John Mahoney out in Zagreb.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- My sister, Julie, with Brian Flynn.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- Me with Terry Yorath.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Me and my sister, - somewhere in Zagreb.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10- This is a clipping from a newspaper - out in Yugoslavia.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- Me, there.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- Dad and Julie.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Because we were behind - the Iron Curtain...
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- ..this man followed us around.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Dad spotted him...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- ..and what happened?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- Julie and myself went one way - and Dad went the other way.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- The man didn't know which way to go.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- We couldn't spend time with them - the night before the game.
0:28:38 > 0:28:44- What state would the lads have been - in had they spent time with you...
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- ..the night before a game?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48- Eh, John?
0:28:49 > 0:28:50- Glyn is the pacemaker.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- We went out for a wander, in a taxi.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- All the taxis - were small Volkswagens, Beetles.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- Joey Jones almost lost a leg - on one of the trips.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- The driver was ready to take us...
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- ..and half of Joey Jones' leg - was outside and the door was open.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18- You pulled the door behind him - and Joey Jones almost lost his leg!
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- It would have been the end - of his career.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28- It was an absolutely - fantastic experience.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- I'm so glad about it all.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- Hands in your pocket when it's cold.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Hands in your pocket when it's cold.- - In your own pocket!
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- The team of '76 finished - at the top of their group.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- They were one of Europe's - eight best teams.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- They played the first leg - away from home.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- When you visit - a 48,000-seater football cauldron...
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- ..the plan is simple.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- Silence the crowd, keep things tight - and don't concede at all...
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- ..especially - in the first 20 minutes.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- That was the plan anyway.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- What could go wrong?
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- There was a lot of confidence - in the team and we had good players.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27- Terry Yorath, Brian Flynn.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- We felt we could go out - and we could beat them.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- It was a difficult game. It would've - been for any country playing them.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- I like the challenge - of European competition.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- It makes a change from - 42 First Division games each season.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- It's a fresh challenge to pit - your wits against these players.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- I'm looking forward to it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- At this stage, - when you're in the last eight...
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- ..all sides - have got talented players.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Yugoslavia have their fair share.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Basically, it was simple.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- We've got a game plan. - Our plan was to keep it tight.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13- The plan worked to perfection - for 40 seconds.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- We didn't play particularly well...
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- ..I'll be honest, - we were up against it.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- One-nil. Then we went two-nil down.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Dai brought off a brilliant save - off Jimmy Hadziabdic.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- It was a hell of a shock...
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- ..to hear that I'd been called up - to the Yugoslavian squad...
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- ..for the first time - by the manager Ante Mladinic.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58- I was the youngest player in - the squad and it felt like a dream.
0:31:58 > 0:32:05- The memories are still vivid because - I was one of the stars of the game.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- I remember Dzemal Hadziabdic...
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- ..winning the ball - on the half-way line.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- He only had me to beat.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- I dived at his feet - and made the save.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- We could have started - the second leg 3-0 down.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- We did well in terms - of restricting them...
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- ..and limiting them - to a 2-0 deficit...
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- ..which we felt, had we got - an early goal in the return leg...
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- ..everything to play for.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- I enjoy browsing - through old newspapers.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46- Before heading home, I perused, - read and discovered more...
0:32:46 > 0:32:51- ..about a mystery from the east that - played its part in the second leg.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- There's a reference - to referee Rudi Glockner.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- We'll return to Rudi Glockner - during this story.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- He's at the centre of the story, - his name pops up all the time.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- I'll draw your attention - to another name - Necdet Cobanli.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- He was a Turkish millionaire.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- In '76, - he was UEFA's delegate at the game.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26- He was highly respected within UEFA.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- He was also responsible...
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- ..for securing the finals - here in Yugoslavia...
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- ..if Yugoslavia won.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- He had the power, - he had the influence.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- I'm not implying anything, - but it's odd, isn't it?
0:33:46 > 0:33:52- In '76, he was elected - to FIFA's executive committee.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59- When he died in 2012, he was - highly praised by Sepp Blatter.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- That's never a good thing.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Back home for the next challenge...
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- ..and to face Glockner.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Horrible, arrogant man.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- I felt that things - weren't quite right.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- Over the two legs, - they were better than us.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- We're fighters. We'll have a go.
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0:34:57 > 0:34:58- And that's that.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- The all-important game - on 21 May, 1976.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Ninian Park. 3.00pm kick-off.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- In the match programme - there's an acknowledgement...
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- ..that UEFA had promised - that the finals...
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- ..would be held in Yugoslavia...
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- ..if they beat Wales.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- That was UEFA's promise.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- That was the offer. - All they had to do was beat Wales.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- The game was held in Ninian Park - and there's another story.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- The players felt at home in Wrexham.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- The Racecourse was their fortress.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- The Football Association of Wales - held a vote...
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- ..to decide whether the game - would be held in Wrexham or Cardiff.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- The vote ended in a tie - 10-10.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- The casting vote was given - to the president at the time.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- He would decide - where Wales would play Yugoslavia.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Terry Squire, God rest his soul...
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- ..chose Cardiff as the venue.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01- Hindsight is wonderful.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- "Our Most Demanding Test" - is the headline.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- "Far from impossible," - said Mike Smith, on condition...
0:36:08 > 0:36:13- .."at no time must we allow - our hearts to rule our heads."
0:36:13 > 0:36:19- Patience, passion - and support was crucial.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Passion and support, yes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- Patience, I'm not so sure.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- I am sure of one thing...
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- ..everyone who had one of these...
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- ..piled into Ninian Park - that afternoon.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- With the Yugoslavs - heading to Cardiff...
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- ..along with East German referee - Rudi Glockner...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- ..and UEFA's representative, - Necdet Cobanli...
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- ..there was fire in Welsh bellies.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- Mike Smith's team knew - that a resounding victory...
0:36:51 > 0:36:57- ..would secure a place in the finals - in East Germany, not Yugoslavia.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- You were still in the game, - weren't you?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Going into the second leg, - you had a chance.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05- Yes, we did.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- I felt we had the ability...
0:37:08 > 0:37:14- ..to come back from the two goals - they had scored at home.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- I still felt, being at home, - crowd behind us...
0:37:20 > 0:37:25- ..if we get a break early doors, - then we can do it.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- There's always that thing...
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- ..with Wales - and Welsh sport in general...
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- ..we're fighters, we'll have a go.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- With our side, with our players, - players who want to do well...
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- ..they'll do so much better - if the crowd's behind them.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52- I didn't sort of feel inspired - by the crowd before the game.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58- It was more of a hostility - towards them and not for us.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05- There was a sense of anger - and ill feeling.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Rudi Glockner, - the referee from East Germany...
0:38:11 > 0:38:18- ..complained that his country's flag - wasn't being flown.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- Coming back to Cardiff, - we had the East German referee...
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- ..who came into town - like a gunslinger.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- He was arrogant, he was arrogant.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32- Horrible, arrogant man.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- He wanted the East German - national anthem played...
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- ..which the Welsh FA refused to do - and I think he took it out on us.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Terry Yorath - leads out the Welsh team...
0:38:43 > 0:38:48- ..to climb their hill - as manager Mike Smith has put it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- Most of Wales has come up - from the valleys to support them.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Just listen to this atmosphere.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- It's something that hasn't been - experienced here...
0:38:59 > 0:39:04- ..or any other ground around Wales - for a tremendously long time.
0:39:05 > 0:39:11- The most important match Wales have - played since the 1958 World Cup.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- I'll never forget the manager's - words before the game.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- He warned us that - the atmosphere would be different...
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- ..to anything - we had experienced before.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- I couldn't sleep at all - the night before the game...
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- ..worrying about who I was marking.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37- I'd watched British football - on TV before...
0:39:37 > 0:39:43- ..but it was like stepping through - the gates of hell at Ninian Park.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- You got the impression the referee - was waiting to do something...
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- ..to aid them a little bit.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- Being a referee - is a difficult job...
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- ..but I felt that things - weren't quite right.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- But even during the game, - I felt we had the ability.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- The early ball - trying to set Popivoda away.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- It might well have succeeded.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- The referee is moving - towards the spot...
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- ..and has given it.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- What a disaster for Wales - and they can't believe it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- Popivoda, the left winger, he dived.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- There was no contact...
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- ..and he dived before Malcolm Page - made contact with him.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Listen to the booing.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- It's 1-0 here and 3-0 on aggregate.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- We were losing 1-0. That was - an even bigger mountain to climb.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- There were some tasty challenges - flying around.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Being a forward player, I was - on the wrong end of quite a few.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- We received little or no protection.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- James.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55- Flynn.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Some of our players - lost their heads.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- The challenges were flying in.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- It was a dirty game.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- I look at it and I think to myself, - it was shocking really.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- The referee came in - from East Germany into Heathrow.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- He had to find his own way down...
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- ..to Cardiff.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- East Germany - in the Communist country...
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- ..Yugoslavia - in the Communist country.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Yugoslavia were going to have - the semi-finals.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Reading between the lines...
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- But you could have got yourself - sent off.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Yes, I agree with you.
0:41:35 > 0:41:41- It was one of those games where - Muzinic, he was tackling Flynny...
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- ..he was pulling his jersey.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- After one foul, the last foul, - I confronted him...
0:41:48 > 0:41:54- ..and I said, you know, - what's going on, in my terms.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- He spat at me.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- I thought to myself, - well, I was boiling, wasn't I?
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- I tackled him, I trod all over him - to be honest with you.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- How I stayed on, I just don't know.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- But that was the referee. - He gave some confusing decisions.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- You just couldn't believe it.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- A goalkeeper can do nothing...
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- ..when something happens - at the far end of the pitch...
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- ..but I thought - our luck was out that night.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- You have to roll your sleeves up, - front up and do your best.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Oh, he hit the post.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32- Unbelievable luck.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Toshack. Griffiths. Good blocking.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Evans! Yes.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48- When Taffy equalised, Ian Evans, - we felt we had momentum...
0:42:49 > 0:42:50- ..which we did.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- We did have a fair amount of control - of the game as I remember.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Tosh scores two goals, - one was given offside...
0:42:59 > 0:43:04- ..and the other was given against - Mahoney because his feet were high.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Toshack. Here's Mahoney. Toshack.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- The whistle has gone, - it's not going to count.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- The crowd could see - what was happening.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- They were getting frustrated.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- The crowd are now going mad.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25- You weren't renowned as - a penalty taker during your career.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- I'd never, ever - taken a penalty in my life.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- Toshack in on Maric.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32- Mahoney.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- And Maric doing supremely well.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41- He's given a penalty, or has he?
0:43:41 > 0:43:43- Yes, he has indeed.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- Arfon Griffiths - was our penalty taker.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50- Arfon had gone off because Mike - wanted to put an extra forward on.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54- Why didn't Leighton James - take the penalty?
0:43:54 > 0:43:55- I'd missed one.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58- The last one I'd taken, - I missed one against Luxembourg.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03- And Tosh then took the next one, - I think it was...
0:44:03 > 0:44:08- ..against Hungary, out in the - Nepstadion and he missed that.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12- Terry picks the ball up and sees - the backs of Welsh players.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16- I turned around to Tosh - and I said...
0:44:19 > 0:44:21- Nah. No chance.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- Leighton James. No chance.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- Brian Flynn. No chance.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31- Looks like - I'm going to have to take it.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36- Terry Yorath has a chance - from the penalty spot.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- My knees were rattling.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- This is one of the most important - penalties that Wales will have.
0:44:46 > 0:44:47- Maric saves it.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- I don't think Terry - minds me saying this...
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- ..but it was the worst penalty - I'd ever seen.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- I'll give you your time again.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59- Penalty's been given - - do you pick up the ball?
0:45:00 > 0:45:02- I would do if no-one else wanted it.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04- I'd do it again.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08- But I'd make sure I'd stick it - in the top left-hand corner.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10- Rudi Glockner says enough is enough.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13- Indeed, one has to agree with him.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17- A sad afternoon for Wales.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19- I have to be honest about it.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23- Over the two legs, - they were better than us.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28- They were a slick side. - They could keep possession.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- We, as defenders, had to run.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- We had to chase and get organized.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- They were a good side, John.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40- It wasn't to be.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05- Looking back, we readily accept...
0:46:05 > 0:46:10- ..that the team of '58 were lucky - to reach the World Cup finals.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14- There are enough stars in the - current team to shine in France...
0:46:14 > 0:46:19- ..but the fact that the boys - of '76 have been forgotten...
0:46:19 > 0:46:21- ..really gets under my skin.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24- They all deserve a place - in the Hall of Fame.
0:46:33 > 0:46:38- For some unknown reason, people - have forgotten all about this.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47- If we went to the tournament, like - the present side going to France...
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- ..perhaps we'd have had - the recognition we deserved.
0:46:56 > 0:47:00- Looking back, - I often think sometimes...
0:47:01 > 0:47:03- ..it's like a memory - that didn't happen.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06- Just listen to this atmosphere.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12- A group of boys - who'd done their best.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- They gave a hundred percent.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- They entertained the supporters.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- They really are on their way now.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29- This team that we're talking - about now, to this day...
0:47:30 > 0:47:32- ..is still the only team - that Wales have had...
0:47:32 > 0:47:34- ..that topped its qualifying group.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38- Eleven heroes on that pitch.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44- We qualified.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- Nobody will ever - take that away from us.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51- Wales have done it. - What a tremendous performance.
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