Wales last participated in a major tournament at the 1958 World Cup in which they reached the quarterfinals.
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Coleman’s side would win the group if they overcome Russian Federation and England fail to beat Slovakia in St Etienne.
The results mean that Wales will be off to the Parc des Princes in Paris to play the third place team from either Group A, C or D on Saturday, 25 June.
“We’re professionals”, Bale said when asked if the Welsh team would celebrate by downing a few beers.
“When we do that we know we perform well and that goes for everyone, including the fans”.
“They came to me and said, “Can we have one beer back at the hotel?”
Helping Wales to achieve that, as they finished top of Group B, was Bale who scored one goal in each of his team’s three group games against Slovakia, England and Russian Federation.
“Football can change really quickly”.
It was full-back Taylor’s first goal for anyone in more than six years.
But Bale was a constant threat all night and grabbed his third goal of the tournament when he cleverly dinked the ball past Igor Akinfeev with the outside of his right boot midway through the second half as Russian Federation were eliminated. You’ve never arrived no matter how many games you’ve played.
“You know, as a nation, we’re small geographically”, said Coleman. “It was disappointing for us tonight”. “I’ve been a player myself”. “We did that tonight and when you do that, you get opportunities to do what you do best. Hopefully we can keep making them proud”.
The real European heavyweights are in the other half of the draw, Germany, Italy, Spain, hosts France and Group B runners-up England.
Alexander Shprygin’s actions exposed failings in Europe’s internal border security, and kept attention on Russian football fans despite Russia’s elimination from the Euro 2016 tournament Monday night.
“Wales have done exceptionally well”, he said.
Real Madrid prepare to offer Welshman Gareth Bale a new seven-year contract until the summer of 2023, according to a report. “They took care of that”.
Hodgson also rested his full-backs, Danny Rose and the in-form Kyle Walker, with Ryan Bertrand and Nathaniel Clyne stepping in.
“We have to admit that we don’t have any top-class players right now”.
Shortly before his detention, Shprygin told AFP by telephone from the stadium: “I am at the match with a ticket”. “Unfortunately for Jack Wilshere, he was off the pace and couldn’t get his passing going”. England still qualified for the knockout stages. “We could have had 10 goals”.
Wales went at the opposition from the first minute.
Both are remarkable forwards who are capable of the majestic, yet neither have been able to improve the players alongside them.
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“Nobody wants this tournament to end, and it is still not over for us”.
